This segment airs on November 20, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.

“Aphorism” is a slightly vague term, especially compared to some of its grammar fellows. An aphorism doesn’t have to follow any strict grammatical rule, unlike palindromes or pangrams. Instead, an ...

I am not usually someone who enjoys using clichés however, I am sure you know when a sentence starts with a warning like that, a cliché is about to be delivered so brace yourself: We have one mouth ...

Author James Geary loves aphorisms, those short, witty statements that often contain profound truths. In 2005, he published “The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism,” which is now out ...