Most students of English are familiar with the "i before e, except after c" mnemonic  rule of thumb.   If one is unsure whethe...

A noun (pronounced zeriscape), a xeriscape is a garden or landscape created in a style that requires little or no irrigation or other mainte...

 Polysemy  is the capacity for a sign (e.g., a word, phrase, etc.) or signs to have multiple related meanings.  Polysemes are usually regard...

There are a   number of ‘medical’ terms for patients believed to be somewhat intellectually challenged.    Some are well known like LOB...

Wabble is a lovely version of a wobble - the action or an act of wobbling; an unsteady rocking motion or movement.  (P.S. Wabble is ...

   A witling is (or rather 'was' since, regrettably, the term is no longer used) a person who fancies himself a wit, but isn't....

   When I wrote the last post I had forgotten this postcard which was lurking in my collection. This was a Second World War British pos...

   These terms are used to refer to using one's own legs and the action of walking as a means of conveyance.  "He went by Shanks...

Set (noun)  The word set has a number of definitions but here is one of its lesser known meanings.  A set is a block made of stone...

   Alexithymia is the inability to describe emotions verbally.   To put it more technically - Alexithymia is a personality construct ch...