For, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some ...

Ben Yagoda shines a torch on a fascinating cross-cultural linguistic phenomenon that, while still measured, is gradually reuniting speakers of a once-divisive common language.

The language of the upper classes is known by language experts as URP, upper received pronunciation. According to Lord Onslow, the clipped phrases and lengthened vowels are perfectly natural, but he ...

Italian premier Giorgia Meloni met on Wednesday with Spain's royals, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, during their visit to Rome.

In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” ...

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We took a look at data going back to the Revolutionary War and found something shocking: Virtue names such as Hope, Charity ...

LASSITER: As you may have recognized from the start of the episode, tons of American slang comes from within American culture. Drip, bussin’, fly, clutch, chill, groovy, hip, and outta sight. But some ...

Ever since the American Dialect Society selected a Word of the Year at its conference in 1990, over half a dozen English ...

Ahead of the June 2025 release of the long-awaited third part in the '28 Days Later' film series, a detail in the trailer's soundtrack has intrigued film (and literature) lovers.

However, guilty pleasure songs are tunes you return to time and time again, even if they may not be the coolest tracks to ...

Demand for merch featuring alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione has surged while sites keep removing any items ...