Challenge
Pick a turn of phrase that needs to be retired due to misuse or one that should be brought back. Such as, "You need to pull yourself up by your boot straps." Misused, this phrase originally meant to be ironic and a reference to completing an impossible or ludicrous task. Pick one and explain yourself.
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Where’s the Proof?
People often say: "the proof is in the pudding." However, the original goes: "the proof of the pudding is in the eating." The latter makes much more sense. When I hear the former, I always imagine someone swimming through a giant bowl of pudding looking for "the proof".