Credit, Credibility and Credulousness

 

As you might have guessed, the word “credit” comes from the same Latin root as a variety of other English words, such as “credibility,” “credence,” “creed” and even “credo,” which…

Full Article

The Myles na Gopaleen Catechism of Cliché

Today’s guest blogger is Brian O’Nolan, who from 1939 until his death in 1966 commanded a satiric weekly column for The Irish Times called “Cruiskeen Lawn.” Under the pen name Myles na Gopaleen (sometimes na gCopaleen), he wrote fancifully in Irish, English, or Latin (depending on his mood) on matters related to life, literature, and–our favorite–language.

Full Article