Chances are you’ve heard some of these terms over the past year—whether you understood what they meant or not.

Discover the captivating word 'pulchritudinous,' a Latin-derived term meaning 'beautiful.' Though its sound is complex, it ...

You can go to the Best Sentences of 2023 here and of 2024 here. Those collections, like this one, wouldn’t exist without your ...

The letter Z often feels unfamiliar to students. It appears less often than other letters, and when it does appear, the words ...

And yet research consistently tells us that our vocabulary choices can actively change our lives. Positive words can make us ...

Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif welcomed their first child a baby boy in November, talking about this Vicky Kaushal calls it ...

“Yinz” is essentially Pittsburgh’s version of “y’all.” It’s used as a second-person plural pronoun, so someone living in ...

A loyal person is special. They make for great partners. Not only are they trustworthy, but they are also willing to do ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shane O'Neill of The Washington Post about the word "aesthetic" and its evolution from art criticism and design theory to online speak and the White House.

There is a four-letter word, beginning with an “F,” that is considered profane, but linguistically is one of the most versatile words in English — verb, noun, adjective, adverb and exclamation. I ...

It’s common to be told that filler words are bad, whether you’re in an in-person interview or chatting online, but avoiding them outright can worsen communication.