Discover the potent word 'pernicious,' meaning deeply harmful, often in subtle, creeping ways. Originating from Latin for ...

Roger was one of the first words for "R" in early aviation phonetic alphabets and came to mean "message received." ...

Lacrima,” a play from the French playwright and director Caroline Guiela Nguyen, explores the hidden stories woven into ...

The latest starry revival of Samuel Beckett’s play is on Broadway, and one thing is certain: Whatever you call its elusive ...

When I was young it crossed my mind to wonder what the purpose of life was, so, thinking that it might help, I bought a copy of Bertrand Russell’s A History of Western Philosophy. Not only that, I ...

For the past few years, Nick Suzuki has been trying to learn French. We know it’s an important element in the city… and to ...

For 150 years, Broca's area has defined speech production. Now scientists have discovered a second parallel system that ...

This week’s practical must-reads from The Local include common traps that catch out property hunters, what increasing the ...

The word Halloween seems like a good place to start. The Christian holiday All Saints' Day has been celebrated on Nov. 1 for over a thousand years. Another word for "saint" is "hallow" — as in ...

Google Translate has always been a useful app for travelers abroad, but it has also rolled out a few improvements that people ...

The term "Françafrique" describes the political, economic and military networks built to preserve French influence in Africa. It refers to a past era but many believe that it still shapes relations ...

Zoey Deutch reflects on playing Jean Seberg, learning French, and the wild journey of waiting to star in Richard Linklater's ...