I recently went to the last town in the world that still speaks Old English and I was shocked by how much I could speak and understand. Well okay, it’s not exactly Old English, it’s a rare language ...

Ever wondered where your favorite lingo really comes from? From ancient phrases to pop culture catchphrases, here's the ...

Discover what the most commonly misspelled words are in the English language. These are words that have similar spelling, pronunciation, or words that look alike.

The expression is called — Gigil The Oxford English Dictionary has included a list of “untranslatable” words from other languages — without English equivalents — and gigil is one among them.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added new words from various languages, acknowledging their common usage in English. These additions include terms from South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore ...

Discover how Pakistan's youth are dominating the world of competitive Scrabble, thanks to a legacy of English language education and a thriving Scrabble community in Karachi.

Michael Rosen on the Old English words used in daily life then and now, with Hana Videen.

The origins of these words could tell us a lot about our ancestors and the cognitive strategies they used to name the things around them.

Robert Kiyosaki, the founder of the “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” empire, says that there are six basic words that are key to financial literacy and education: income, expense, asset, liability and ...

So the Indo-European word “dwo” became “two” in English and “zwei” (pronounced “tsvai”) in modern German. Other words starting with the “d” sound behaved similarly.

The author on the evolution of language. By Pippa Bailey Every day since 13 November 2013, Hana Videen has posted an Old English word on Twitter. She hasn’t missed a single day in ten years, though ...