Other words that Canadians searched in general included Dachshund, a dog breed from Germany, at 84,000 searches as well as ...

A study of Australians' internet searches has revealed our secret desperate attempts to pronounce some surprisingly common ...

If scientists had a time machine, having a conversation with a Brit from even just 250 years ago could be very confusing. Although they'd be speaking the same language as us, the meaning of many ...

It seems that those born between 1997 and 2012 need to work on their vocabulary. TikTokers have pointed out that members of Gen Z seem to mispronounce or misuse a couple of very common words, and it's ...

“Obviously, everyone knows that” is just one of the examples. That’s why it’s one of the common words that are somehow ...

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Using the right words makes a difference–but using an incorrect word can make an even bigger difference. For example, people expect you to know the difference between “bare” and “bear.” If you ...

The 10 most commonly misspelled on CVs have been revealed. More than 2,000 CVs were analysed by Netherlands-based firm Resume.io to determine the words that most often caused problems for job-seekers.

New research has uncovered some of the most common words, names, numbers, places, and sports teams used in online passwords, prompting calls for people to change passwords if they include easy to ...

The English language is famous for being tricky with its spelling. It has letters you do not say, tricky endings, and words taken from other languages. Because of this, even people who have spoken ...