When a US politician declares support for a foreign population, it is often couched in heroic, morally certain language .

There are words that exist to be used, and words that exist to be carried. Myrrh is not conversational. It does not belong to small talk or modern efficiency. It belongs to a time when language ...

Has "67" reached its peak? Google added it as an Easter egg in the search engine. The new slang term spiked with Generation Alpha and Gen Z this year. Dictionary.com named "6-7" its 2025 Word of the ...

Authors like Daniel Kraus, Katie Kitamura and more crafted stories that brought thoughtful self-reflection and curiosity to this year of reading, writes Prentice.

When we think of Christmas, certain words come to mind that go along with the holiday season. "Peace," "joy," "Yuletide" and "nativity" are a few that can remind us of what the season is all about.

These words don’t mean what they once did centuries ago. In Shakespeare’s time, “cunning” simply meant clever or intellectually sharp, without any shady undertones. Today, calling someone cunning ...

Rikke Louise Bundgaard-Nielsen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant ...

While Chris Minns has labelled the slogan ‘hateful, violent rhetoric’, others view it as an expression of support for Palestinians. Should contested phrases be outlawed? Activist groups to challenge ...

Fluency lowers our guard, and when language becomes beautiful, both humans and machines stop asking hard questions.

Michael Sobolik, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Hudson Institute and a former aide to US Senator Ted Cruz, tells RFE ...

As 2025 draws to a close, a cultural farewell is imminent. Labubus, Dubai chocolate' and the “6-7” refrain, having defined ...