Antithesis is a word often used by people who aren’t as smart as they think they are. They may think they are proving a point ...

Johnson defined ‘oats' as "a grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people"-but ...

Shame is a feeling we struggle to know what to do with, precisely because we always seem to have too much or too little.

The American Sign Language sign for ‘science’ is two closed fists with thumbs angled down, and each hand moves in small circles in opposite directions. Credit: Glenn Harvey In 2016, a summer ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Having nonspeaking autism does not mean a person cannot communicate or understand language. With the right support, they can become a strong communicator, with or without verbal language. Share on ...

The Java virtual machine manages application memory and provides a portable execution environment for Java-based applications. Developers reap the rewards in performance, stability, and predictable ...

And they certainly shouldn’t be on an e-bike if I’m not. But then if I’m on an e-bike…wellllllllll….maybe we were a bit too judgemental? I mean, if I’m on a mid power e-bike, you probably shouldn’t be ...

A towel snap. An eye roll. A punch. The president has spoken again.

What seems different about 21st-century English is the speed with which these changes spread and are adopted—at least ...

So random, and yet so normal. Letters tend to generate expressions. “OK” started in Jacksonian America with a jolly ...

Contemporary Literature covers the whole range of critical practices, offering new perspectives in contemporary literary studies. CL features in-depth interviews with significant writers, ...