Columnist David Carroll on the origins of phrases like “read the riot act,” “smack-dab,” “show him the ropes,” and “called on ...

Let’s explore the origin of some common sayings. After writing several columns about sayings like, “Not my cup of tea” and ...

These everyday phrases parents say may do more harm than good, but here are some ideas on what to say instead.

David Carroll is a Chattanooga news anchor, and his latest book is "I Won't Be Your Escape Goat," available from his website, ChattanoogaRadioTV.com. You may contact him at 900 Whitehall Rd, ...

If you grew up Baptist in the South, there’s an entire language you know that others may not. Even if you’re backslid, you ...

The words ‘I love you,’” said her husband, Philip Jameson, “were the three most said words by her and to her by her family.” ...

Language is ever-evolving. Many expressions heard from the Greatest Generation came from old trades and tight-knit ...

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Idioms are not just 'sayings', these are phrases or expressions whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal definition of their individual words. These idioms have a figurative meaning that ...

If you ever have doubts, there is nothing wrong with looking up a common phrase or two and seeing how they are actually spelled.

Clearly, laziness and gluttony are sinful. And yet, they have somehow become sacred cow sins, things that dare not be tampered with.