Your phone rings. Caller ID says it’s Umbert. You think, Jeez, that’s the third time he’s called today. Ugh, better answer it. You: Hello? Umbert: Hey, whatcha doin’? You: Nothing. Umbert: … You: You? Umbert: Oh, nothing. And that’s why you never answer the phone when Umbert calls. I mean, he’s a nice guy and [...]
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Maidenhead, Revisited
Figures of Speech
While attempting to learn some Spanish, my more knowledgable friend, Dave, told me that the phrase tengo ganas (meaning feel like) was an idiom, causing me to question exactly what an idiom was. As I fumbled my way through the family-friendly reference guide known as Wikipedia, the very first example of an idiom is “spank [...]
