It is striking that English color words come from many sources. Some of the more exotic ones, like "vermilion" and "chartreuse," were borrowed from French, and are named after the color of a ...

I think it was my first week at my new job at the college when I called Dianne Suschil to ask about some mundane office supply. “No problem, I’ll walk it to your office in a few minutes,” she said. I ...