How does one track a language evolving so fast? Efforts have involved JRR Tolkein, K-dramas, and a red post box that still ...

Everett pulls off a masterly linguistic confection, in which enslaved people use Black English only as a wary affectation.

The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.

Whether it's bacteria, a city name, or a day of the week, love can be found in unexpected places—including our vocabulary.