Why is it called ‘Tipp-Ex’?

The correction fluid known as ‘Tipp-Ex’ was developed in 1965 by the company of the same name (now Tipp-Ex GmbH … More

Why is it called ‘chatting’?

During World War One the entrenched soldiers, the off-duty ones, would pick lice off their clothing and flick them into … More

This phrase dates back possibly as far as the 1500s. It’s a shorter version of the full expression ‘I’m going … More

Over the past couple of years I’ve become an avid listener of BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra. … More

In 1958 a shoe sales manager, James Gaylord Muir, was travelling through the American south. He stopped in a diner … More

This is actually an amalgamation of two phrases. ‘Shipshape’ was used as far back as the 1600s in reference to … More

I’ve decided to ditch my website, it was becoming a bit static and I felt like it was time for … More