Ralph Keyes

Ralph Keyes is the author, most recently, of The Hidden History of Coined Words, which has just been published.

Recoined and Recalcitrant

Words that have a mind of their own

By Ralph Keyes | Saturday March 20, 2021

Conjoined Terms

Sometimes your lingo needs a little mojo

By Ralph Keyes | Tuesday February 20, 2018

Pause Fillers

Um, like, y’know, sort of, if you catch my drift

By Ralph Keyes | Thursday July 6, 2017

Superlatalk

The history of the most awesome language ever

By Ralph Keyes | Wednesday December 21, 2016

Family Language

The words that make a house a home

By Ralph Keyes | Friday July 22, 2016

Yield Right Away

By Ralph Keyes | Monday June 6, 2016

Sharpening Old Saws

By Ralph Keyes | Monday February 29, 2016

Inscriber’s Block

Just because you can write a book doesn’t mean you can sign one

By Ralph Keyes | Monday February 29, 2016

Cellspeak

By Ralph Keyes | Monday December 7, 2015

Uppers and Downers

By Ralph Keyes | Monday September 7, 2015

Coming Up Trumps

By Ralph Keyes | Monday June 8, 2015

Of Two Minds

By Ralph Keyes | Wednesday March 4, 2015

-Ize on the Prize

By Ralph Keyes | Wednesday December 10, 2014

E Pluribus Unum

By Ralph Keyes | Monday September 15, 2014

Things Not Quite Said

By Ralph Keyes | Monday June 9, 2014

Pardon My French

By Ralph Keyes | Tuesday March 11, 2014

Lingua Americana

By Ralph Keyes | Friday December 6, 2013

Is There a Word for That?

By Ralph Keyes | Thursday September 5, 2013

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