Words are more than simply groups of symbols that describe sounds or symbols that describe abstract ideas. Words are “totems.” The first Europeans to reach what is now the American Northwest saw huge, ...

Some 30 years ago I developed a habit of rising early to write in my journal. I sit quietly after lighting a candle and invite from yesterday what wished to be remembered. The language I deploy to ...

The latest controversy stems from a deep confusion about how language works. A “descriptivist” is someone who studies how language is used. A “prescriptivist” is someone who tells other people how to ...

Microsoft's Cortana has many uses including sending emails or checking the weather. One of the best uses though is a simple look-up feature for words and their definitions. Combined with the Hey ...

Google Chrome on Android appears to be getting a new text selection feature that enables the browser to define words with a tap. That’s based on recent reports highlighting the incoming feature, which ...

What’s your definition of critical race theory? When did you first hear this term? How did you learn about it? And did you study its history or regurgitate someone else’s version? Your answers to ...

What does it really mean to “circumvent the situation”? Or is it “circumnavigate”? “Circumscribe”? 🤔 The point is… English can get tricky. However, being fluent is a necessity nowadays. So why not ...

Anyone grasping for the right word or phrase to describe life in 2020 now has a larger lexicon to work with. Dictionary.com has updated thousands of entries and added hundreds of words in its largest ...

"Are we no longer saying turnt? Turnt up? Are we done with that?" Gayle asked. Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King's slang knowledge has been put to the test. For the latest episode of OprahMag.com's series ...