List of All Articles with Tag 'language'

We’re all familiar with the feeling of having an idea or subject stuck in your head that makes it difficult to think about anything else. But why (and when) did we start comparing that experience to a bee buzzing around in your hat?

Back slang is kind of like a lexical puzzle that everyone from costermongers and criminals of the Victorian era to today’s Wordle fans can appreciate.

Here are a few charming, cute, and kooky kudos from the days of yore.

Overview of the media in South Africa, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.

An overview of the media in Taiwan, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.

Need a better word to describe what ails you? Look no further than this list of old, unusual ways to describe your aches, pains, and whatever else is happening in your body.

When TVs became popular in the 20th century, some people started calling it ‘the tube.’ That nickname soon spawned an even catchier one: ‘the boob tube.’

Pluralizing a last name can seem confusing—and it gets even more confusing when you want to make a name both plural and possessive. Here’s how to correctly do both.

All you need for this easy grammar check is a couple of pronouns you already know how to use correctly.

An overview of the media in Monaco, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.

The f-word is often thought of as the most useful and flexible word in English. Whether that’s true or not, the term is so successful that it’s spawned dozens of euphemisms. Here are a few of them.

Here’s why some homophone examples also work as homograph and homonym examples.