words

"Weird" hasn't always been so weird.

How many of these Iowa words and phrases do you say?

To be fair, as I look at the words that other states seem to have plenty of difficulty spelling, we here in Illinois can take pride in the fact that we can spell the country's most misspelled word better than 12 other states.

Google Trends put together a map of the most common "How do you spell ..." searches in every state so far this year. How are we doing in Illinois? Beautiful.

Last year, there were a lot of babies born. There were also a lot of words born.

If you're a parent, you know how rarely your kids thank you for good advice. Sure, they'll say thanks for the clothes, the car, the phone, etc., but usually not for that bit of wisdom you've dropped on them that could potentially save their life, guide them through a dicey situation, or save them from embarrassment...