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To many of us, it might seem like a random jumble of letters and numbers. To Taiwanese people, it has a specific meaning.

People wave these rules around all the time. Set them straight—especially on National Grammar Day!

Humans have been conditioned to say "bless you" after someone has sneezed for centuries. Why do we do it?

Here are 14 (mostly) New York street gangs you wouldn’t want to mess with, even if their names made you laugh.

If you're a 'Game of Thrones' fan who wants to know how to ask "Where are my dragons?" or say "Happy birthday!" in Dothraki, this is the list for you.

Tequila is always mezcal, but mezcal isn't always tequila. (And only one of them can come with worms, although it isn't exactly encouraged.)

From turtles to tigers, you can drop any one of these 15 creatures into your everyday conversation.

Whether it's pea, newt, or nickname, these words started out as other words entirely. Can you guess their original versions?

If you’re a dog or cat owner, these words are worthy of a place in your vocabulary.

Pendle Hill is really Hill Hill Hill. Here are 11 others like that.

Gammon and spinach!

Onomatopoeia is responsible for a lot more words than you might think. Laugh might have been invented to sound like, well, a laugh. Owl, crow, and raven are all descended from Old English words (ule, crawe, hræfn) that were meant to imitate the owl’s hoot

Writers often turn to a thesaurus to diversify their vocabulary and add nuance to their prose. But looking up synonyms and antonyms in a thesaurus can help anyone—writer or not—find the most vivid, incisive words to communicate thoughts and ideas.