In several previous episodes, we’ve talked about pangrams, those sentences that use every letter of the alphabet at least once. Lauren, who lives in Perth, Western Australia, sent us a couple penned by her 11-year-old daughter Sinead...
Chances are you recognize the expressions Judgment Day and root of all evil as phrases from the Bible. There are many others, such as the powers that be and bottomless pit, which both first appeared in scripture. • There’s a term for when the...
Smultronställe is a Swedish word for a special place of refuge. Literally, it means wild strawberry patch. This is part of a complete episode.
strawberry quick n.— «“Basically what the drug dealers are doing is taking methamphetamine and during the cooking process they’re adding flavors to it,” said Doug McCarty the Kearney Police Drug Investigator. “Strawberry...
black mulch n.— «Rows of black plastic stretch across the fields of eastern Hillsborough County. The plastic, affectionately called black mulch by farmers, marks where 8,000 acres of strawberry plants will soon blossom.» —“Who will...
gravy time n.— «Strawberry did miss five games against the Cardinals because of his thumb injury. “Now,” Strawberry said, “it is gravy time.”» —“Mets Set to Deal With Cards 3-game series for East lead begins...