Language

A small, white-framed window on a blank white wall.

Feb 25, 2021

In a Word, Language

In a Word: Cracking the Window

Andy Hollandbeck

A pair of handcuffs on a Bible

Feb 18, 2021

In a Word, Language

In a Word: Of Parables and Parole

Andy Hollandbeck

Flowers laid on tombstones in a cemetery

Feb 11, 2021

In a Word, Language

In a Word: Sleeping in a Cemetery

Andy Hollandbeck

A goldfish with a shark fin tied to his head.

Feb 04, 2021

In a Word, Language

In a Word: The Good, the Bad, and the Ambitious

Andy Hollandbeck

Older man measuring things using an antique scale

Jan 28, 2021

In a Word, Language

In a Word: Give an Inch, Take an Ounce

Andy Hollandbeck

Wooden door and window through a brick wall of a house

Jan 21, 2021

In a Word, Language

In a Word: January’s Janitors

Andy Hollandbeck

Man with an alcohol flask.

Jan 14, 2021

In a Word, Language

In a Word: A Fiasco from a Flask

Andy Hollandbeck

A multidirectional sign at a crossroads directing people to the past, present or future.

Dec 31, 2020

Culture, In a Word, Language

In a Word: The Words of 2020

Andy Hollandbeck

Sunrise over a snowy hill

Dec 23, 2020

In a Word, Language

In a Word: Solstices and Equinoxes

Andy Hollandbeck

The word "etymology" in large type

Dec 17, 2020

In a Word, Language

In a Word: The Etymology of Etymology

Andy Hollandbeck

Dec 10, 2020

In a Word, Language

In a Word: Unlocking the Liquor Cabinet

Andy Hollandbeck

Close up of frozen ice

Dec 03, 2020

In a Word, Language

In a Word: Crossing a Chiasmus

Andy Hollandbeck

Man with elaborate beard

Nov 19, 2020

In a Word, Language

In a Word: What’s Bizarre about ‘Bizarre’

Andy Hollandbeck

Man tapping his fingers together in a scheming manner.

Nov 12, 2020

Fun & Games, Language

The Logophile: Scheming Nigel

Andy Hollandbeck

Farm field

Nov 12, 2020

In a Word, Language

In a Word: The Creation of Canola Oil

Andy Hollandbeck

Oblivious woman smacks her forehead.

Nov 05, 2020

In a Word, Language

In a Word: Word Origins So Obvious You Might Have Missed Them

Andy Hollandbeck