WORDS

Understanding the difference between ‘immigrate’ and ‘emigrate’ requires a fun little dive into the world of Latin prefixes.

When Charles Boycott tried to evict struggling Irish farmers during a famine, they ran him right out of Ireland.

Apple AirTags will help you keep track of your stuff, but they won’t help you convey how funny you find the word ‘boob.’

Southpaws are most often talked about in baseball and boxing. But which sport (if either) coined the term?

True tea comes from leaves of the 'Camellia sinensis' plant. All other beverages commonly labeled 'tea' are technically tisane.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has a vendetta against Garamond, which is purportedly too small to read and allows lawyers to skirt filing rules.

If you’ve been spelling ‘restaurateur’ with an ‘n’ for your entire life, don't feel bad. But here’s why you’re wrong.

Anyone exceeding established boundaries of business, art, or safety is said to be 'pushing the envelope.' Why?

The viral 'if I had four eggs' riddle may seem like a straightforward problem, but you'll need more than math skills to solve it.

Sometimes the dreadful things we must suffer can seem a little less grim when they have the sweet ring, nay—the dulcet tones of euphonious polysyllabic Latin appellations.

White collar jobs are purportedly better paying and more respectable than blue collar jobs—here’s how that came to be.

While you’re trying to spot ‘love’ in this Valentine’s Day word search, keep an eye out for ‘loo,’ ‘vole,’ and ‘LOL.’