LINGUISTICS

Any debate about how to pronounce ‘pecan’ could easily turn into a discussion about dialect—but that’s not just another word for ‘accent.’

Wordle solutions aren’t all created equal—and if PARER was your streak-ending downfall, you’re in good company.

The phrase "American as apple pie" leaves out the dish's complicated history as an English dessert made of fruit that originated in Asia.

Having egg on your face used to have a literal meaning. Here’s how it became an idiom.

‘Chicken’ is such a common synonym for ‘coward’ that it probably doesn’t even seem weird. But it is.

Pigs were involved in piggyback rides lexically much more than literally.

Whether you say 'car-mel' or 'car-a-mel', your pronunciation of 'caramel' is technically correct.