How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.
Why both words are equally good for you.
Some imitative words are more surprising than others
'Mischievous,' 'nuclear,' and other words to pronounce with caution.
'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
Is it all the same anyway?
Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings