Taking a Break for Writers

All of us can use a little diversion in the midst of the pursuit of proper word usage, grammar, and punctuation for our literary works. This week, I found more interesting and also amusing articles. I hope you like them too.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Colorful words for the autumn season.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/color-word-origins/feuille-morte
It started with the soup.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/miscellany-hodgepodge-menagerie-collections/hodgepodge
No-holds-barred.
Oxford Dictionaries
Wake up and smell the coffee!
https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2016/09/language-of-coffee/
There are more ways than one to talk about run.
https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2016/04/run-phrases/
Running sometimes involves roads.
https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2016/03/road-expressions/
Dictionary.com
Ahoy there!
http://www.dictionary.com/e/s/nautical-words-you-use/#avast-mateys
Parlez-vous pirate?
http://www.dictionary.com/e/s/talk-like-a-pirate/#parlay-the-pirate-code
Understand the millennials.
http://www.dictionary.com/e/s/slang-watch-2017/?param=HP#speak-with-the-times
Happy Writing (and reading) :->