The word “nascent” comes from the Latin words nascentem (nominative nascens), meaning “arising young, immature,” and the ...

The Oxford University Press promises it's not rage baiting with its two-word Word of the Year. The publishing house announced on Dec. 1 that its experts have named "rage bait" the 2025 Word of the ...

Many people believe that peruse means to read something quickly. In fact, the opposite is true: Peruse means to “read with thoroughness or care.” Used correctly, you would say, “I spent at least an ...

Slang is a vital part of language. The words and phrases attributed to a specific region or time play out in various dialects and accents specific to different areas in the same country. These tweaks ...

Merriam-Webster, one of US‘ oldest and most respected dictionaries, has named “slop” as its word of the year for 2025, citing its widespread use as a term that captures the cultural moment amid the ...

We’ve all been there: You’re about to write or say a word when you realize there are two forms and you don’t know which is correct. One of them is shorter, like dissociate, the other seems more ...

Some time ago, I fell into conversation with a colleague about what we had been reading lately, and the person suggested that I absolutely must give Henry James’s “The Ambassadors” a try. The pandemic ...

In case you ever need a translation of showbiz jargon, we offer this short pocket guide that you can print out, fold up, and keep in your pocket. But brace yourself, because there is a complete ...