English has some hilarious expressions – and their origin stories are funny, too! Find out where "last-ditch effort," "under the weather," and more come from.
Its or it's? 70's or 70s? Here's how to tell.
Whether we seek precision, beauty or both, much of the subtlety of language comes from its adjectives. Here are some 10-dollar examples to add polish to your proclamations.
Sometimes love defies language. Other times, just English.
Grammar geeks, beware: the English language is filled with words that have reverse or contradictory meanings, depending on the context.
There was a time when 'Girl' meant 'Boy,' 'Bully' meant 'Sweetheart,' and 'Fizzle' meant 'Fart.' Let's return there together.
Some words are said together so often that many people think they’re a single word – but they’re not. Or at least not all of the time. The confusing business of compound words, explained.
Do you use an abundance of redundance? An overflowing flow of superfluous surplus? Quit being so extra!
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These seemingly innocent words and phrases are derived from stereotypes, slurs and bigotry—maybe it’s high time we all wipe them from our vocabulary.
It’s time to clean up our social media posts, friends. Grammar mistakes, spelling errors, misinterpreted tone and etiquette issues can leave you regretting pushing ‘post’.
You’re grammar, its deteriorating everyday! Ugh! Get ready for the grammar pet peeves that annoy editors the most. Are you a repeat offender?
The cat’s out of the bag! Here are the most common idioms under the sun.
If you have a tricky time working out today’s slang–take a look at what our grandparents and their friends were using “back in the day”
Word nerds who enjoy a grammar-based chuckle will enjoy these clever and twisted word jokes!
Building a broad vocabulary starts with learning fresh substitutes for common used words. Here are synonyms for 12 words we all use way too often.
