Language
The Etymologist, the Ledger's Sunday column on the secret histories of everyday words.
The Etymologist
You've Been Saying ‘Fajita’ Wrong for 500 Years
The sizzling Tex-Mex staple hides a five-century-old mistake — one made, a growing number of linguists argue, not by us, but by the conquistadors themselves.
By Marguerite Ellery
Only in Print
Coming Sunday The Etymologist takes on 'cul-de-sac,' which is French, and worse than you think.
From the archive (print only) The silent 'b' in 'doubt'; the espresso wars; the guacamole schism of June.