National Thesaurus Day, on January 18th, honors Peter Mark Roget, the author of Roget’s Thesaurus, who was born on this day ...

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British accents can vary hugely — and face positive or negative stereotypes. Listen to these five British accents and see if you can hear the difference.

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It's a good time of the year to be messing around with words. The dark days of December bring the annual "best of" ...

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Step up your game and impress your friends with your knowledge of these sports idioms and terms, plus where they came from.

Words that made the short list for word of the year included brat and resilience which still mean what they’ve always meant. Then there were the “new” words which included ecotarian (someone who ...

Get fired up to learn the true story of this colorful phrase. A linguistics expert helps explain pink slip's meaning and ...

"What if we slowed down and savored flavors, smells, and textures?" asks Betsy Andrews as she considers the science behind ...