People with strong vocabularies don’t use big words to impress. They use everyday words correctly, even when most people ...

The word “literally” is now often used as a way to emphasize something that happened: “I literally died laughing.” But what ...

As young children, how do we build our vocabulary? Even by age 1, many infants seem to think that if they hear a new word, it means something different from the words they already know. But why they ...

Sentences contain subtle hints in their grammar that tell young children about the meaning of new words, according to new research. As young children, how do we build our vocabulary? Even by age 1, ...

A new study explores how human-like language shapes the way we talk about artificial intelligence. Think, know, understand, remember. These are the kinds of mental verbs people use every day to ...

This fun list includes English words that don't have any rhymes. It also includes words that only have obscure rhymes. Many of the words on the obscure list are thought to be rhymeless by many, but ...

There are a lot of different factors that go into how people perceive you. One of them is your words. What you say indicates a lot about who you are and what is important to you. Some words or phrases ...

As young children, how do we build our vocabulary? Even by age 1, many infants seem to think that if they hear a new word, it means something different from the words they already know. But why they ...