Meghan Jones

Experience

Meghan Jones is a word nerd who has been writing for RD.com since 2017. You can find her byline on pieces about grammar, fun facts, the meanings of various head-scratching words and phrases, and more. Meghan graduated from Marist College with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 2017; her creative nonfiction piece “Anticipation” was published in the Spring 2017 issue of Angles literary magazine.

Articles

Alphabet letters on wooden scrabble pieces, from above

12 Overused Words That Make You Sound Boring

And some snappy alternatives!

9 Famous Moments in History That Never Actually Happened

You've probably accepted these nine occurrences as historical fact—but they're actually totally false, or at least highly embellished.

What Happens When a Plane Collides with a Flock of Birds?

It's a bird...it's a plane...it's a midair nightmare?