Friday Feb 8th, 2013
Quiz on the word origins of food and drink
Did you know that ‘croissant’ literally means ‘crescent’ or that oranges are native to China? Do you realize that the word ‘pie’ has been around for seven hundred years in English or that ‘toast’ comes from the Latin word for ‘scorch’? John Ayto explores the word origins of food and drink in The Diner’s Dictionary. We’ve made a little quiz based on the book. Are you hungry for it? read more »
Saturday May 18th, 2013
War and glory
Barbara Graziosi and Anthony Verity discuss the Oxford World’s Classics edition of the Iliad.
