Henry W. Fowler believed he knew how sentences should read—and his judgments have shaped The New Yorker’s style for a century ...

English learners are sometimes an afterthought in 'science of reading' policies. Some educators want to change that.

We’re using semicolons less and less; the apostrophe still stumps most of us. Meanwhile, @, #, :, ) have taken on new meanings. Take a look.

To first-time learners of the English language, what could easily be its most baffling aspect is its use of the so-called causatives. English uses this strange grammatical structure to denote ...

Eric Johnson has been handed a 20-year sentence after the former NFL player pleaded guilty to charges connected to human ...

The English language is no exception. With roots in many other world languages, English includes a number of spelling, ...

Allegory is another of the advanced English words that smart people use to show how educated they are. It's most commonly ...

While there are historical and practical reasons for legalese, its continued use raises questions about accessibility and fairness ...

A former planning manager fired from Fuji Television Network Inc.'s variety show production department admitted in his first ...

A British judge has sentenced an asylum-seeker to 12 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl. The charges had sparked a wave of angry protests across the United ...

Everyone, no matter their background, should have an equal chance to work in science – but there are huge systemic barriers.

As Billy-Ray Belcourt explains, his latest work, The Idea of An Entire Life, is his "thunderous yes to living.” ...