In order to reach my kids where they are in 2020, I’ve updated some common proverbs to suit the sardonic sensibilities of our younger generation.

Proverbs are an integral part of the English language. Larry speaks with two language experts to find out how they’ve maintained their staying power, and why people go back to them over and over ...

Here’s a list of simple, everyday adages, bromides, quotations, proverbs, saws and folk wisdom that I have rewritten in inflated, jargonized English. Your task is to translate each ...

One lovely and useful proverb is “still waters run deep,” which, translated, means quiet people are often more brilliant, clever or complex than they may appear.

In order to reach my kids where they are in 2020, I’ve updated some common proverbs to suit the sardonic sensibilities of our younger generation.