"Irregardless" is a real word that has been around for a very long time — irregardless of what your English teacher may have told you. Need proof? It's in the dictionary.
Do the sounds of someone chewing drive you to distraction? If you call that, or some other annoying habit, a "pet peeve," you might want to learn where the term came from.
Can you name even 50 shades from the millions of colors that exist? Let's go beyond turquoise, indigo, teal, magenta, and the like. Here are eight colors you've definitely seen, but never had a name for.
Across the pond, they have a few words that may sound a tad peculiar to American ears. It's not just tea and crumpets, either — the Brits have creative slang to describe everything from your mood to your friends to your drinking habits.
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