Another Major Style Guide Has Accepted Singular ‘They’
It's been around for centuries, but long been considered a mistake.
It's been around for centuries, but long been considered a mistake.
Sound-alike words are a worldwide source of confusion.
While it’s easy to understand how the characters in 'The Breakfast Club' felt, sometimes it wasn’t so easy to understand what they were saying.
It's an in-depth look at one of the most politically charged and misunderstood varieties of American English.
Look up the word pink in the dictionary, and you’ll probably find a lot more definitions than you might have expected. But of all the word’s meanings, the oldest on record is one that appears in only the most comprehensive dictionaries: Pink used to be ye
Next time you feel the urge to make your sparring partner aware of his lack of knowledge, soften the blow with one of these old-timey terms for ignorance.
Learn why internet cookies are like a barista with a good memory.
Nope, it's not because they're equally adorable.
From sitch to five by five, here are just a few of our Buffy the Vampire Slayer slang terms in honor of the 20th anniversary of the show's debut.
"O.M.G." made its first documented appearance a century ago—in a letter to Winston Churchill.
The story behind one of today's big buzzwords goes all the way back to the secret slang of early 19th century criminals.
Please use these words next time you have to describe a self-obsessed huff-snuff.
Chances are, you’ve probably used an idiom from film or theater in an everyday context—maybe without even knowing it.
Robert Downey Jr. and Sammy Davis Jr. are arguably two of the biggest celebrities ever to rock nominal suffixes—but why aren't they Robert Downey II and Sammy Davis II?
Most Americans don’t need to fly across an ocean to immerse themselves in the French language. There are millions of French speakers just to our north in Canada.
The origins of these words are hiding right under your nose.
One of them quite literally means "underwear drunk."
Looking for a way to spice up your love language? Snuggle up with these 14 idioms, slang terms, and sayings from the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) on how to get it on all over the United States.
"Penelope Cholmondely raised her azure eyes from the crabbed scenario" is just the beginning.
'Binge-watch,' 'humblebrag,' and 'Seussian' were all included in the more than 1000 new entries.
It was a tricky task!
These regional idioms—from the Big Easy and New England to the Appalachians and Hawaii—will help you liven up your livid language.
The history of the United States is multilingual, and many non-English speaking communities have managed to maintain their languages, sometimes for hundreds of years. These dialects of French and German that go back a long way.