The words we say can influence how others receive our message and how they perceive us. Author Stefan Fatsis explores the ...

The word “ennui” means a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement. It is a ...

An author I enjoy reading is Simon Winchester. One of his books, “The Professor and the Madman,” is about the origination of ...

Sound like a native speaker - replace these overused words in your English! Ad: The first 100 people to go to are going to ...

The term can also refer to something created or developed a long time ago as well as something outdated, ancient or antique. “Antediluvian” is also a noun to name a person who lived before the ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article features language that may be hurtful to readers. On an April episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the host used a slur within the first 45 seconds of the show. “The word ...

The word "deadline" has been used a lot in reference to tariffs. It got us thinking: what is the origin of the word? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Benjamin Dreyer, author of "Dreyer's English." The ...

It’s not uncommon for people to assume the bigger the word, the smarter the person saying it is. Big words have a reputation for being used by only the most intelligent and professional individuals.

When I was a little boy, I remember my father saying, “We do not use the N-word in this family.” He would say, “Too many of our people were murdered, degraded, and treated as second-class citizens by ...