Misused word pairs can lead to embarrassing or confusing communication. NPR language experts breaks down the most commonly ...

English is spoken as lingua franca among the people of many countries across the world. It has proved its credential as the ...

The words we say can influence how others receive our message and how they perceive us. Author Stefan Fatsis explores the ...

As technology advances in English, a UC Santa Cruz professor is making sure Indigenous languages don’t get left behind.

What makes some knowledge feel sacred, or even forbidden? If you’re wondering how some truths, ideas and symbols reserved for a select set of people get to that point — look no further than the word ...

What is the new policy? The policy, which will include dual language logos on council vehicles, uniforms and signs, aims to ‘remove barriers’. Councillors in favour of the policy hope it will promote ...

A word which baffled producers of a hit BBC competition when it was used by Welsh participants is among 10 Welsh words to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its latest update. Fin told the ...

The First Amendment protects most words and forms of speech from government interference. What’s not protected are threats, incitement to violence, defamation, obscenity, fighting words and child ...

Anyone who’s tried to learn a little bit of the local language before going on vacation will probably know the feeling. You’ve brushed up on your vocab and done a few online exercises, but the moment ...

Analysis: Figurative language is the term for the many linguistic devices we consciously or subconsciously draw upon in our conversations The traditional method for learning another language was to ...