Wassail — from a greeting meaning “be in good health” — evokes some kind of ancient holiday tradition. But its particulars, ...

The word “yuletide” is a noun that is defined as Christmas and the surrounding days, including all of its festivities. The ...

The word “festoon” is a noun defined as a chain or garland of flowers, leaves or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration. It ...

The University of Hawaii at Manoa English department has selected “analogue” as its 2025 Word of the Year for Hawaii, ...

A single English verb carries more definitions than any other in the language. Lexicographers have confirmed that the word ...

Language, which is a collection of lots of words, is a medium for expressing human emotions and intentions, and some words ...

It can be surprising to discover that the English language sometimes has pleasant surprises in words pronounced one way but ...

Consistently poor spelling can indicate that a child has dyslexia or another related learning challenge. If that's masked by ...

Effective communication lies at the heart of human connection. It helps us collaborate with each other, solve problems and ...

Arabic is spoken by more than 400 million people. Can you recognise these Arabic words that made their way into English?

In fact, English and Eskimo have about the same number of root words for snow – think: ‘snow’, ‘blizzard’, ‘sleet’, ‘slush’, ...

To English speakers, the word, “peanut” isn’t especially funny. But saying “peanut” in Serbian, “kikiriki,” puts a smile on your face; Serbs consider it the funniest word in their language. But why is ...