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THE ETYMOLOGIST WILL SEE YOU NOW…

RECENT BROUHAHAS of executive orders bring to mind the terms “slapdash,” “going off half-cocked” and their cousins “haphazard” and “slipshod. In the interest of keeping myself etymologically hep, I arranged … Continue reading

February 3, 2017 · Leave a comment