Uncovering the hidden historie.s behind the words we use without thinking.

Someone suggests doing something you just don't want to do – what do you say? We can teach you a way of making it clear you're not interested and you're not going to change your mind. Jiaying and Rob ...

We talk about someone taking a well-earned break when they take a break after a period of working really hard. The use of 'well-earned' is recognition that we feel that the break is deserved. Note ...

An inherent principle of publication is that others should be able to replicate and build upon the authors' published claims. A condition of publication in a Nature Portfolio journal is that authors ...