Fun Fact of the Day Posted on January 7, 2021 by Sonoran Conservative Reply The word “y’all” dates back to 1631. Source
Fun Fact of the Day Posted on December 29, 2020 by Sonoran Conservative Reply A mash-up of two words to make a new word (such as breakfast and lunch into brunch, or motel from motor and hotel) is called a portmanteau. Source
Fun Fact of the Day Posted on November 14, 2020 by Sonoran Conservative Reply In the 16th century, poets exchanged rap battle-like stylized insults in an act called “flyting.” Source
Fun Fact of the Day Posted on November 5, 2020 by Sonoran Conservative 1 The punctuation mark ?! is called an interrobang. Source
Fun Fact of the Day Posted on September 8, 2020 by Sonoran Conservative Reply A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time. Source
Fun Fact of the Day Posted on September 2, 2020 by Sonoran Conservative Reply The glow around the moon is called a “broch.” Source
Fun Fact of the Day Posted on August 29, 2020 by Sonoran Conservative Reply The space between your eyebrows is called the glabella. Source
Fun Fact of the Day Posted on August 4, 2020 by Sonoran Conservative Reply The word “muscle” comes from a Latin term meaning “little mouse.” Source
Fun Fact of the Day Posted on July 28, 2020 by Sonoran Conservative 1 The word aquarium means “watering place for cattle” in Latin Source
Fun Fact of the Day Posted on December 2, 2019 by Sonoran Conservative Reply There are 24 different dialects of English in the US. Source