The food name sandwich comes from John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, whose title became the name of a bread filled meal.

Ain’t has appeared in English since the 1700s. Learn where it came from, what it originally meant, and why it later gained a stigma.

Eggcorns are mistaken words or phrases that sound sensible, which is why forms like “wet your appetite” can spread so easily.