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The Origin of “A Penny for Your Thoughts”
I was sitting quietly with a cup of tea the other day, not really thinking of anything in particular — or at least, so it seemed. “You’re miles away,” my…
A Tawdry Tale: How St Audrey Gave Us a Word for Cheap and Nasty
As a lad growing up in the South Wales Valleys I never gave much thought to the words I used — they were just part of the rhythm of the…
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Why We Say ‘Barking up the Wrong Tree’ – A Tale of Dogs, Lawmen and Mistakes
We’ve all done it. Chased the wrong lead, accused the wrong person, poured effort into the wrong project. And somewhere along the line, someone leaned back, arms folded, and said…