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Back in my dictionary editing days, my colleagues used to have a game that would help us get through the tedium of proofreading 1700 large p...

Faithful readers! I know you wait for your weekly Wordlady fix with bated breath, and indeed one of you has asked about the origin of this p...

  Photo by Stephan Vance on Unsplash With school and university terms now underway, a Wordlady reader has asked about the words ...

A Wordlady reader is intrigued by the word "pine" in the sense "long for something, usually unhappily".   Odd, really,...

# Canadianism of the day: as well = furthermore, moreover: Only Canadians use "as well" in a sentence-initial position P.S. If ...

# Canadianism of the day: go to the washroom = esp. Cdn euphemism defecate or urinate. P.S. If you liked this post, you might enjoy regu...

# Canadianism of the day: make strange = Cdn & Irish (of a baby or child) fuss or be shy in company. P.S. If you liked this post, you...