Referring to certain foods as "bad" or saying that you "feel fat" are just two examples of common fat-shaming words in our society. Carol Yepes via Getty Images As a general rule, phrases that offend ...

English is a tricky language. Our “ph” sounds like “f” and our idioms often make zero sense. (The cat’s out of the bag? Who was keeping a cat in the bag?) Similarly, there are many common English ...