Here are some word and phrase stories from the letters G, H, and I. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, 4th Edition (Facts on File Writer's Library) by Robert Hendrickson (published in 2008) is an enjoyable and informative read. If you can’t purchase a copy, I recommend borrowing it from your local library if possible. Get a horse! A phrase from the early age of the automobile in the U.S. when motorcars were often mired in ditches or chugged slowly down

I enjoyed sharing some origins of words and phrases, last week, from The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, 4th Edition (Facts on File Writer's Library) by Robert Hendrickson published in 2008. So, I decided to continue. Follow me through the alphabet. I’ll feature some of the words from each letter entry just as Mr. Hendrickson listed them. As I said, this book is an incredible length of more than 900 pages and more than 15,000 entries. It’s a fascinating

For writers, words are the artistic medium. We slather them on our “canvases” in unique combinations to create stories and poetry that are parts of us. The hopes, dreams, and wild imaginings we have are laid before readers so they can laugh, cry, soar with us, and be inspired themselves. With that in mind, I got to wondering again how the meanings of words and phrases came about in the English language (etymology was always interesting to me). I searched for a book I bought a