play how to read a french menu video
Words at Play

How to Read a French Menu

Enjoy some vichyssoise or an amuse-bouche without begging pardon for your French.


Up next

play how to read a french menu video
How to Read a French Menu

 

How to 'amuse-bouche' without begging pardon for your French

play alright allright video
Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

play serenity carr next to an illustration of a refrigerator with the letter d in it
Why is there a 'd' in 'fridge' but not in 'refrigerator'?

 

Thawing one of the mysteries of English

play video affect vs effect
Affect vs. Effect

 

Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.

play video title words of the year 1066
Words of the Year: 1066

 

English was never the same after the Norman Conquest

play video hopefully
Hopefully

 

We believe the popular usage of this word is correct

play merriam-webster eggcorns title page
What Is an Eggcorn?

 

And how did it get that name?