For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns. These run even deeper than ...

The average daily spending per trip was 168.9 yuan ($23.2) this year, according to a CNN calculation based on official data, a modest increase from last year’s 166.8 yuan ($22.9). However, the figure ...

While it might be a bit of an uncomfortable experience, there’s no underestimating the joy and pure eccentricity that the ...

A time capsule containing predictions from students in 2000 on what words would be popular in 2025 was recently unsealed.

Alphabetical order is an organizing principle that allows us to save, order, and access thousands of years of humankind’s ...

Vocabulary.com is excited to announce the winners of the Fall 2024 Vocabulary Bowl, the world's largest academic competition celebrating excellence in vocabulary learning. More than 175,000 learners ...

The Weeknd's The Highlights has now spent 208 weeks on the U.K.'s albums chart, a first for the Hurry Up Tomorrow superstar.

Announced Sunday, Looney Labs is soon to grace our tables with Word Fluxx, a new lexically-loaded addition to the Fluxx franchise. Come March, you and your etymologically inclined pals will be able to ...

People are speaking about 3,000 fewer words each day compared to less than two decades ago, according to a new study.

We sat down with Poynter senior scholar Roy Peter Clark, author of numerous books including “How to Write Short: Word Craft ...

A global audience in the tens of millions will watch Daigle and Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews perform “America the Beautiful ...

Wesley Hill’s small volume about Easter is a beautiful and useful invitation to be shocked anew by the central event of our faith.