Credible means believable or trustworthy. Credulous describes someone who believes too easily, often without enough doubt.

Solecism is named after Soli, a city linked with mixed or faulty Greek, and the word later came to mean a grammatical error.

“Caught red handed” likely began as a literal reference to blood on a criminal’s hands. Today it means caught in the act.

“Dog in the manger” describes someone who prevents others from using something they do not want themselves. Here is the story behind it.