Back in grade school, words like "onomatopoeia" and "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" seemed insanely complicated and long. Surprisingly, neither of these is the ...

You may be trying to be sympathetic, but pointing out that someone looks tired is just another way of saying “Wow, you look like crap!” Nobody wants to hear it, and saying it just makes you sound ...

Those of us of a certain age recall when singer and reality TV star Jessica Simpson turned down an appetizer by saying, “I don’t eat buffalo.” Um, Buffalo wings are chicken. The recipe for these ...

Pop culture’s impact on the ever-evolving world of language cannot be overstated. How words enter the lexicon is often a reflection of the times, with particular words becoming popular for capturing ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from 20 Words // 20 Seconds You have 20 seconds. For each prompt, type an English word that meets the criteria above. Words that you have used for an earlier ...

Do you remember when friend was just a noun and viral was a bad thing? If yes, then you may also remember a time before Facebook and Twitterand other social media networks, whichhave changed our ...

The English language is notoriously difficult to learn for those who don’t grow up speaking it at home. Those of us for whom it is a first language aren’t very good about learning other ones. However, ...

TODAY’S WORD — CEREMONY (CEREMONY: SER-uh-mone-ee: A formal religious or public occasion.) Average mark 20 words Time limit 35 minutes Can you find 29 or more words in CEREMONY? The list will be ...

Even if you’re not a full-blown grammar nerd, you’ll find the origins of these words that changed meaning over time completely fascinating The English language is alive—and like any living thing, it ...