Especially with texting being such a staple in today’s communication, abbreviations, contractions, and other words that just don’t sound as if they possibly could be considered legitimate have become ...

After taking this summer by storm, the term “brat” has been declared as Word of the Year by Collins English Dictionary.

In Gobsmacked! Yagoda has written a fun, informative exploration of our language, even if Noah Webster would find it worrying—or worrisome.

The Collins English Dictionary announced on Friday that its' 2024 Word of the Year is "brat," inspired by Charli XCX 's album ...

Two-hundred-sixty-one third grade students in Milton Area and Warrior Run school districts recently received a gift from the ...

Collins heralded Brat as a concept that has conquered the world. “More than a hugely successful album, ‘brat’ is a cultural ...

The word, used by singer Charli XCX as an album title, is defined as "characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude." ...

I wrote a story recently with five f---s in it and when the story was published, sure enough, three of the four letters in ...

Long-time favorite four-letter-word ‘f***’ has crept more steadily in recent decades into media, society, slang and even ...

CLAD IN a white bunny suit that leaves only his eyes exposed, S.V. Sreenivasan carefully picks up the slender object that lies at the heart of the global economy, a silicon wafer. But this ...

Reproductive rights measures are on the ballots in 10 states after heated debates over terminology and impact — and that’s ...

a Tony Award-winning company that stages plays and musicals that blend American Sign Language with spoken English. The cast includes both Deaf and hearing performers. Certain lead characters are ...