which are phrases that can’t be fully understood based on the meanings of the individual words. American English idioms tend to be particularly strange: Put lipstick on a pig? They went postal? Spill ...

Words that shouldn't be? It all depends on your perspective. Read essays and opinions on how Americans use English. Friction over the American propensity to coin words and phrases dates back to ...

The Michigan accent, part of the Inland North accent, is part of American English. Here are how some words sound in the ...

1. What are the key differences between American-English and British-English? Dr Lynne Murphy has been looking at some of the most popular words that travel across the Atlantic in both directions ...

By Loretta Carr Let’s see. Now that English has been declared the official language of the United States, how am I going to ...

My son was born in California but is learning to speak in Western North Carolina, which is why he says "durt" instead of dirt, says "dawguh" instead of dog, and — somehow, in a way I've yet to ...