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Quarantine is a word that has become all too familiar in recent years, but its origins are centuries old. Stemming from the ...

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

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A new study by QRFY, ...

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 words that people use every day determine whether they will achieve failure or success. There are five words that, in my observation, frequently show up in the conversation of losers, much more so ...

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 Irish have influenced many areas of American culture for the better, and one lesser-known area of influence is on New York slang ...

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” ...

The most common word in spam emails, you might be surprised to learn, isn't Viagra, Vi@gra, or even V!@gr@. It's "shipping!" (The exclamation mark is the spammer's, not ours.) MessageLabs, the ...