Let’s explore the history and evolution of the word 'O.K.' from its origins to its modern-day usage worldwide.

Language evolves through time, reflecting society's creativity and cultural changes, with new words coined constantly. Let’s ...

These days, chatting with Malaysian youth can feel like stepping into a live TikTok feed, confusing and packed with words you ...

A second type of sexist language use, privileging men, or normalising their dominance, is the use of chairman/chairmen. The word chairman is used 88 times in the Constitution, and chairmen is used 29 ...

Ask any local Hokkien speaker, and the only word they'll likely know for 'endure' is tahan, usually heard in the phrase buey ...

Serendipitous meetings, scholarly collaborations, and an ethos of "encouraging junior faculty to think big" laid the ...

Excerpted with permission from the publisher Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global,‎ Laura Spinney, published by ‎William Collins.

Merriam-Webster announced in September it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular ...

Take is one of the most commonly used verbs in the English language whose basic meaning is to move something or somebody from one place to another, e.g: I took him to the hospital because he was ...

The etymology of boo is uncertain. The OED compares it with the Latin boare or the Greek βοᾶν, meaning to "cry aloud, roar, ...