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 ...

You probably use acronyms every day without even realizing it. Some abbreviations get used so much they just become regular ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As many educators and researchers will attest, there’s no exact science to choosing vocabulary words—no inherent reason the word “detest” is more important to teach than “despise,” or why “compassion” ...

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 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.