English is full of words that aren't pronounced the way they look, and quinoa is one of the most notorious offenders. Once ...

Trains move through the world's subway stations in a consistent pattern: arriving, stopping, and moving to the next stop—and ...

Do you say car-a-mel or car-mel? Is your “fire” closer to fah-yer or fayr? There is a group of words in English that can be pronounced with two different syllable structures, depending on dialect, ...

The word “tergiversate” means to make conflicting statements. It is a verb that can also mean to change one’s loyalties. The ...

A famous Warren Buffett quote is having a resurgence as investors debate whether the stock market is overvalued and ...

Kamala Harris isn’t mincing words aboutDonald Trump’s White House these days. In fact, the former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate even described the current administration with a ...

There’s an art and a science to picking a good starting word when you play Wordle. My trusty starter of ARISE has served me so well for years I still use it daily. Emily Long, who writes our daily ...

It's no secret: English can be a tricky language, and even the most fluent speakers occasionally stumble over their words. The truth is, aiming for "perfect" speech isn't entirely realistic – native ...

I’m hardly one to extol the virtues of the same U.S. electorate that’s given us not one but two Donald Trump presidencies. And yet, as elected Democrats struggle to fight “coastal elitist” stereotypes ...

Nameberry's study shows that parents are making bolder choices with their kids' middle names Getty As baby names get more unique, parents are getting more creative with their kids' middle names — and ...

Brain teasers are always fun to solve to test your quick thinking skills and exercise your brain muscles. Not only do they boost your cognitive skills and improve your problem-solving skills, they ...

The notoriously difficult phonology of the Polish language has always caused much trouble and confusion for neighbouring nations. But what are the absolute hardest words? Germans look at Polish and ...