"Lesbian" is a demonym for the inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos, so why does it today describe female homosexuality?

Public confusion about bio-based and biodegradable materials stems from communication that fails to align with how people ...

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Language experts agree that no single English language rule exists for terms like "farmers market," "couple's retreat" or ...

When you start using these words intentionally, motivation in life starts feeling sustainable — something you return to even ...

This is not comparable to word learning in children. By around age two, typical English-speaking children learn approximately ...

Here's today's Wordle answer, plus a look at spoiler-free hints and past solutions. These clues will help you solve The New ...

If your starter word contains a rarely used letter, rethink your strategy. Here are the most commonly used letters in the alphabet. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture ...

Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “6-7” is “cooked” and should ...

The English language is full of words that seem overstuffed with unnecessary letters, feel like they should be spelled a different way, or just don't make sense. Here are some of our favorites, ...

We all make predictions and statements about things we think will happen. Sometimes, we end up being very wrong – and it can be quite embarrassing. We teach you a phrase to say when this happens to ...

Although we call the language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons “Old English,” English speakers today won’t find much in common between it and the language we have now. More than 1000 years ago, English was ...