Word-finding difficulty (WFD) - frustrating “tip-of-the-tongue” moments when meaning is clear but the word or sound won’t ...

In Joseph Conrad's great nautical writing, Adrian Morgan shows us the many ways he has written about and described the ...

Do people actually talk like that?Some use big words. Others just say it how it is. Big words aren’t always better - it’s often just about knowing what they mean in plain language.In this quiz, you’ll ...

How Arch Manning, Garrett Nussmeier impressed Peyton Manning: 'They make throws I wouldn't even think about' Paramount agrees ...

If you’ve ever found yourself crying out for more of God, more than routine, more than religious show, Apostle Jim Raley has ...

This one is notable because the second syllable of this word, the one that sounds like own, is how the numeral "one" used to ...

The Wallflowers originated in the city of Los Angeles in 1989 as a roots-rock band when Jakob Dylan, son of Bob Dylan, and ...

Try dropping “actually” from your vocabulary and see how it changes your communication dynamics. When you simply say, “I ...

The Greek way to make octopus plural is “Octopodes.” So, why don’t we say that? Because, linguists say, when you add a word to the English lexicon, you give all forms of the word an English inflection ...

That was true this past week with the song “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling.” This song was in the top 40 in the mid-1970s.

Here are some wonderful old Dorset words that are becoming lost in time. How many of these words do you recognise? And are there any other words or phrases we've missed off?  Annan? Say that again? A ...