George is a contributor to WORLD Radio. He is the pastor of Parish Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Franklin, Tenn., founder of Franklin Classical School, the Chalmers Fund, the King’s Meadow Study Center, and the author of more than 70 books.
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Mnemonic devices are repeated phrases that help us remember truth
Cowabunga! A cornucopia of trivialities
Some of comedian Rich Hall’s “sniglets” may sound silly, but then, that’s the point
Authorisms by Milton, Shakespeare, Tyndale, and others still enrich the English language today
“Obsologisms” like “tickety-boo” and “gigglemug” are worth reviving
The revisionist history of backronyms
Commentator George Grant says some words and their opposites can be "discombobulating"
A term for thinking things over now has medical ramifications
The legacy of Isaac Watts’ hymn writing
On average, men speak 10,000 words a day, and women nearly double that number