In Old English a sibb was a kinsman or a relative, and a godsibb was a spiritual relative similar to a godparent today. Eventually godsibb morphed in gossib and began to refer to cronies. From there it was a short jump to a gossip who eagerly trades rumors.

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Why Do We Say “A Pair of Pants”?

Ask anyone who is learning English as a second language what they think the most-maddening oddity of the language is and you are bound to get several different answers (there are, after all, dozens of exceptions to the “rules” of English). But here’s one that repeatedly comes up, even among native