Where Did the Phrase “Take It with a Grain of Salt” Come From?
The answer is a mix of history and language evolution with a dash of mystery. Here, two language historians break down the ...
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Against The Grain: George Rayner-Law on folk revivals and the idea of continuity
In The Wire 493, George Rayner-Law argues that as interest in English folk song grows once again, practitioners, critics and listeners should consider carefully the ideological currents beneath the su ...