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Henry W Fowler, author of Modern English Usage (1926), and Wilson Follett, author of Modern American Usage (1966), both included “barbarisms” as headwords in their guides. Fowler defined them as ...

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The National Hellenic Society (NHS), an association of Greek American leaders, visionaries, and philanthropists is gearing up for its annual Heritage Weekend to be held in Nashville, Tennessee on ...

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OPINION: As my kids get older, my beef with the English language often forces me to decide between handing down my gripes and ...

Several significant Greek landmarks in the USA reflect the country’s rich Greek heritage. These landmarks symbolize the Greek culture and have become important community centers for Greek Americans ...

The definition of an aphrodisiac in the Oxford English Dictionary is “A drug or preparation inducing sexual desire”; and ... Indeed the name “orchid” comes from the Greek word for a testicle, ὄρχις, ...