What is a ‘tergiversation’?
The Latin for ‘back’ is ‘tergum’
The link between politics and moisturizer
With some surprise I found reset has been in use since the early 17th century
The origins of ‘whilst’
It started off by displaying what is called the adverbial genitive
Who really invented the word ‘posh’?
People prefer memorable tales, especially those involving acronyms, to the truth
How to define a dog
The variousness of dogs has ever been a leitmotif of dictionary discussions
