We don’t have a single verb to express smelling something nice. Welsh and Croatian, by contrast, are never caught short when something fragrant gets right up your nose, writes Guardian columnist Adria ...

English is one of the most popular languages in the world. About 2 billion people speak it but how deeply has it really made its way into cultures around the world?

In New York, research, data and tech company Generation Lab has officially launched its Verb platform, which uses an opt-in ...

Kid, meaning a young goat, is a word that was borrowed from the Vikings around the 9th century. Centuries later, it came to ...

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This word doesn't exist—or rather, it shouldn't. The correct word is simply "regardless," meaning "without regard to" or "despite." According to a survey of nearly 2,000 native English speakers, ...

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While commenting on the gatekeeping of the English language, Bruce Gilley, in his essay “Guarding the Gates of Our Language,” argues that once a culture loses control over its language, everything ...

A confused American turned to Reddit to understand the different meanings of a particular word that is defined differently on ...

New brain imaging research reveals that by 10 months old, infants are already beginning to understand verbs, before they even say their first words. In the first study to directly test infants' ...

Learn how Americans use the verb have in everyday English! This lesson covers have, has, and had with easy explanations, examples, and real-life sentences. You’ll discover how to use have for ...

SEOUL, Jan. 8 (UPI) --The Oxford English Dictionary has added eight words drawn from South Korean culture in its latest quarterly update, reflecting the continued influence of Korean food, customs and ...