India has given many words to the English language. But perhaps none as weighty as ‘juggernaut’. Derived from Lord Jagannath, the word goes back to the early 19th century to mean any large and ...

With burgers sizzling and classic rock thumping, many Americans revel in summer cookouts—at least until that wayward cousin ...

As The Poke points out, a poem written in 1920 perfectly encapsulates the baffling nature of English. In fact, it's so tricky that even native English speakers with college degrees may struggle to get ...

George Bernard Shaw, a member of the Simplified Spelling Soesiety. The English language is notorious for complex spelling ...