that silent letters exist in English. and the spelling system just hasn't kept up with it. like through and thought and night ...

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Have you ever wondered where all the weird words in English come from? For example, when someone refers to the presence of small children as "hearing the pitter-patter of little feet" — where on earth ...

English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, and while some of it is aurally beautiful, it has its fair share of cringe-worthy words, too. I dare you to read through this list of ...

The word \"equivocal\" originates from Latin, meaning \"of equal voice,\" signifying ambiguity and multiple interpretations.

Over 300,000 people searched for help pronouncing "gyro" alone, while that fancy meat and cheese board "charcuterie" continues to trip up dinner party hosts nationwide.

The English language is notoriously difficult to learn for those who don’t grow up speaking it at home. Those of us for whom it is a first language aren’t very good about learning other ones. However, ...

A swear word is like a linguistic punch in the nose. Virtually every language and culture has them—and virtually every language and culture formally disapproves of them. But that doesn’t stop them ...

“I know the longest word in the whole English language,” Jimmy tells Jenny by the playground swings. “It’s antidisestablishmentarianism.” Jenny slurps up the last of her juice box, unimpressed. “Is ...