How many times have you threatened to read someone “The Riot Act?” What is that act and why is there a riot involved? I'm ...

Some of our favorite phrases started out meaning the exact opposite - here are the most common sayings that everyone gets 100 ...

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

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, ...

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

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On this day in 1972, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr., better known as Common, was born in Chicago, Illinois. The Grammy and Academy Award-winning artist has not only cemented his legacy in Hip Hop but also ...

It’s fair to wonder what that was all about when you wake up from a dream where you were unprepared for a test—and you haven’t been in school for years. But while the details of what runs through your ...