Plus, a simple trick that will help you identify most true cases of the passive voice. (Hint: It involves zombies.) ...

There were some very compelling reasons for choosing the first Tuesday in November as Election Day—at least, they were when that date was chosen.

Fear of taking a dirt nap before one’s time was once a common phobia.

In the 16th century, per the Oxford English Dictionary, a blencher was any “person or thing employed to turn or frighten away”—a category that included scarecrows. The term comes from the Old English ...