Casagrande tackles the varied pronunciations of words that are considered accurate by linguists because, even if they sound wrong, so many people use them.

Donald Trump made the claim that he invented a common phrase in 2017, however, historians have responded by tracing its ...

President Trump has repeatedly called tariffs "the most beautiful word in the dictionary." NPR's Word of the Week explores ...

President Trump has repeatedly called tariffs "the most beautiful word in the dictionary." NPR's Word of the Week explores ...

Languages: English. Twitter ... will be back with another round of hints and tips on Monday. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines "villa" as "a country estate" or "the rural or suburban ...

Languages: English. Twitter ... Monday with another round of hints and tips for the next puzzle. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines "quota" as "a proportional part or share." ...

George Bernard Shaw, Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie and others have lobbied to reform English spelling. The language has been resistant.

Eight Irish English, or Hiberno-English, words that are "untranslatable" or "cannot be translated into another" are included in the Oxford English Dictionary's (OED) March 2025 update. The OED is ...

A spice bag is an Irish chinese takeaway staple, often accompanied with curry sauce Words including "class" and "spice bag" have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its latest update.

There’s a reason spelling bees are only common in English-speaking countries: English spelling is absurd. Even the most ...