It makes sense Richie is a nickname for Richard, but why is Daisy a nickname for Margaret? Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine (or Kate, or Kathy) Shurlds, gives us a lesson about the origins of nicknames.
From "yabba dabba doo" to "yadda yadda yadda," TV has had a decades-long influence on our language. Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, gives us a…
The U.K. and Canada both have millions of people who speak English, but as our Militant Grammarian Katherine Shurlds tells us, that doesn't mean people…