
TWTS: Generics
12/1/2026 | 4 min
Sometimes we don’t realize that we’re using a trademarked term differently from those around us.

TWTS: When language gets spicy
02/1/2026 | 5 min
We can pepper our food or pepper our speech or, if the mood strikes us, we can be peppy in a pep rally kind of way.

TWTS: Wishes for good fortune and days off
29/12/2025 | 4 min
‘Tis the season to talk about "‘tis" and "‘twas" and, while we’re at it, "hap."

TWTS: Keep your trousers, breeches, and pants on
21/12/2025 | 5 min
If you’re too big for your britches, maybe you’re all mouth and trousers.

TWTS: A brief history of pants
13/12/2025 | 5 min
The word "pants" has oodles of good linguistic stories to tell, and that’s no pile of pants.



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