But the meanings of some words confuse people of both genders. In the online vocabulary test, 100 letter sequences - which may or may not be real English words - flash across the takers' screens.

we are largely unaware of the everyday English words we use that have Irish roots and for which the English are indebted. There is historical evidence that the Irish of the early middle ages were ...

Sharpen your word-hunting skills by playing Word Searchers daily. Find all the words in the grid. The objective of Word Searchers is to find the words on the letter grid. Find a word, and then ...

The symbol ‘&’, known as the ampersand, was once considered a letter in the English alphabet before it was removed.

The English language is full of words that seem overstuffed with unnecessary letters, feel like they should be spelled a different way, or just don't make sense. Here are some of our favorites ...

Speakers at the Democratic National Convention used more than 109,000 words over four days in Chicago this week. Their choice of words and phrases contrasts the themes and ideas of last month’s ...

And more often than not, these words will be found at the lewder, more juvenile end of the English language spectrum. Remember how hilarious you found it when someone said ‘willy’ at primary ...

There I said it. I was the nerdiest kid alive. Good thing I can (kinda) monetize my love of words. Over this last week, one of my favorite word-masters, the Merriam-Webster Twitter account ...

It’s important to understand unfamiliar words so that you can interpret the overall meaning of a sentence. Misunderstanding a tricky word can prevent you from understanding the meaning of a text.

The Cambridge Cornerstone Bible uses the text of the ESV Catholic Edition, produced by a team of more than 80 leading scholars. It includes all 73 books of the Bible accepted by the Roman Catholic ...