(In Shakespeare, the meaning might have meant something different then, then it does now.) Source: Othello, Shakespeare, Page 100 Context: Dost thou prate, rogue? (strikes him) In their words: talk foolishly or at tedious length about something. In my words: Going on and on about somethingRead more…

(With Shakespeare, the meaning of the word Might have been different then, then it is now.) Source: Othello, Shakespeare, Page 104 Context: The world hath noted, and your name is great in the mouths of wisest censure. In their words: Judge critically, flaw, findRead more…

(With Shakespeare, the meaning of the word might have been different then, then it is now.) Source: Othello, Shakespeare, page 265 Context: Oh, no, it’s my friend and countryman, Roderigo,– Yes, it’s Roderigo! In their words: Native of a country. In my words: Someone whoRead more…

Source: Othello, Shakespeare, Page 172 Context: Give me your hand. This hand is moist, my lady. In their words: Moist hands were supposed to indicate a tendency toward love. In my words: Back then, if a ladies hands were considered moist, it meantRead more…

Source: Othello, Shakespeare, Page 89 Context: Not this hour, lieutenant, ’tis not yet ten o’ the clock. Our general cast us thus early for the love of his Desdemona– who let us not therefore blame. He hath not yet made wanton theRead more…

Source: Othello, Shakespeare, Page 120 Context: Why masters, have your instruments been in Naples, that they speak i’ th’ nose thus? In their words: Naples was considered a likely place to contract syphilis, which eats away at the bridge of the nose. In myRead more…

Source: The 5th wave, Rick Yancey, Page 112 Context: Both men are dressed in fatigues – the same fatigues worn by the soldier they took away. In their words: When you see Army soldiers wearing camouflage trousers and jackets, you can say they’ve gotRead more…

Source:  The 5th Wave, Rick Yancey, Page 94 Context: Even the birds had gone mum. In their words:  Someone who’s mum, has nothing to say. In my words: Someone who is quiet in awkward situations or touchy subjects.

Source: The 5th Wave, Rick Yancey, Page 90 Context: The woods echoed with the staccato burst of automatic weapons and people screaming, but it wasn’t computing, like Crisco’s head snapped back and the way he flopped into the gray dust like everyRead more…

Source: The 5th wave, Rick Yancey, Page 83 Context: Two Humvees had left tho escort the buses back to Wright-Patterson. In their words: a type of four-wheel-drive all-terrain military vehicle. In my words: A military vehicle.