Several words also overlapped in a couple of states, including Charybdis, a term inspired by Greek mythology that’s tricky ...

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The word “recalcitrant” as an adjective means having an obstinately uncooperative attitude, especially toward authority or ...

The term “ubiquitous” derives from the noun “ubiquity,” meaning “presence everywhere or in many places simultaneously,” ...

A new study explains the strange pronunciation of ancient Greek words by tracing stress shifts in suffixes like "-es" and ...

Comedian Jon Stewart and his audience were among those mocking President Trump’s pronunciation of acetaminophen on Monday.

A “sycophant” is a person who obsessively flatters someone important to gain advantage. It is a noun that can refer to anyone ...

This mismatch between what I knew in print and how I said it out loud wasn’t embarrassing to me. It just showed that I was learning, absorbing information and using ...

The word “obfuscate” means to make something unclear, confusing or difficult to understand. It is a verb and can either be ...

This recent meta-analysis examined 59 studies of spelling interventions for students who had, or were at risk for, learning ...

A Canadian politician slammed her city over the “price of progress” as she revealed the details behind renaming a street to something residents can’t pronounce at a […] ...

“Taking Tylenol is uh, not good,” Donald Trump said during a press conference, tying taking Tylenol during pregnancy to ...