For History 101, here are some old English sayings and their claimed origins. In 1500, the English used urine to tan animal skins. Families used to all pee in a pot, and once a day, the contents ...

Gather enough people in a garage or at a car meet, and odd turns of phrase are bound to start flying about as if everyone had ...

Australia English; Canada English; ... Whether you’re looking to bring back some linguistic flair or simply want to know what all those old-timey sayings actually mean, you’re in the right place. Here ...

Most Old English poetry, which is where kennings are found, is nothing like the Medieval Times version of the Middle Ages, with knights and ladies and jousting. Instead, ...

Photo by George Rex, CC-by-SA. “Olde” in Old(er) English. I actually came across a claim in David Wolman’s (otherwise excellent) book Righting the Mother Tongue, that the word “olde ...

Selected Sayings of Old Men published (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2012-10-18 21:41 Comments Print Mail Large Medium Small ...