Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “6-7” is “cooked” and should ...

Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say "6-7" is "cooked" and should ...

The revision, carried out by experts from the English Language Teaching Institute, Prayagraj aims to provide children with a ...

Like other words such as “yule” and “mistletoe,” wassail — from the Middle English salutation wæs hæil, meaning “be in good health,” derived in turn from Old Norse — evokes some kind of ancient ...

Isaac Watts, the father of English hymns, is credited with composing some 750 hymns, including “Joy to the World,” widely ...

My weekly language classes have taught me humility more than anything else. Ayaka Ono, my current Japanese teacher, estimates ...

Consistently poor spelling can indicate that a child has dyslexia or another related learning challenge. If that's masked by ...

Americans may associate the term “fanny” with something harmless, as George Clooney explained. It’s a silly word often used to describe a person's bottom, which is why we ca ...

You may think you have an impressive vocabulary, but it’s about time to put that confidence to the test. This vocabulary quiz has 26 smart words – from ‘besotted’ to ‘facetious’, from ‘quintessential’ ...

From "chockablock" to a "full Monty," the Brits have a wide range of interesting slang words.Gary Yeowell/Getty Images From "chockablock" to a "full Monty," the Brits have a wide range of interesting ...