Modern American English can be really weird — particularly if you know your etymology. There are some words and phrases that are perfectly normal parts of the discourse, but whose history points them ...

Navigating American English can be a linguistic minefield for non-native speakers. Expressions like "the cat's out of the bag," "spill the beans," and "shoot the breeze" can leave even the most ...

It was only this past semester that I began presenting per week to my English language students 10 common American phrases we use in real-life conversation and small talk. It is rare to see any of ...