Improve your English pronunciation! Learn how to correctly say 'fifth,' 'sixth,' 'hotel,' and 'February' with common ...

The English Football Association’s investigation into Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani’s use of the word 'negrito' has generated surprise and irritation in his homeland Uruguay.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we examine words and usage, grammar, and language from British sayings to style guides ...

Pumpkins are a harvest symbol and part of our nostalgia for a simpler time. But while the word "pumpkin" has been around for ...

The English language is full of oddities, but some words sound so absurd you’d swear someone made them up after one too many pints. However, they’re real, many with histories stretching back centuries ...

The word “recalcitrant” is pronounced /ruh-kal-suh-truhnt/. The word “recalcitrant” came from the Latin word “recalcitrare,” ...

When reading a passage, readers may pause at a particular word or return to reread it. Studies using eye-tracking, which ...

Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with ...

Whether it's a job or being with friends, big words aren't always meant to be used in everyday conversation. Even if smart people can throw in complex words to show off their intellect, it's not ...

For once, a momentous royal week is met with the sound of silence from Montecito. Why would Harry and Meghan suddenly — and uncharacteristically — exhibit good manners? Appropriateness? Decency, even?

A man on death row spent his final breaths continuing to insist that he was innocent before becoming Florida’s 12th execution of the year on Wednesday afternoon. David Pittman, 63, was killed by ...