Asperity, derived from the Latin for "rough," describes harshness in tone, manner, or physical texture. This nuanced word ...

Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated ...

Despite the vast diversity of human languages, specific grammatical patterns appear again and again. A new study reveals that ...

Socked in” means an area is completely covered in low clouds or fog, reducing visibility and making everything feel closed ...

We know that Newcastle is a place brimming with brilliant places to go for food and drink and now national experts have picked up on that too, as the city, championed by experts for offering a 'world ...

Trump has called climate change a ‘hoax’ and his administration is working to roll back efforts to fight it, including apparently words associated with it. An email has been sent around the Office of ...

A conservative think tank attacking opt-out class actions has reignited a war of words ahead of the deadline on a major government review of the U.K. regime. The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) ...

This repo contains a list of the most common English words in order of frequency, derived from Peter Norvig's compilation of the 1/3 million most frequent English words.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is moving to make English the sole language used for all agency business, Secretary Scott Turner said Tuesday. The move is in line with President ...

The language of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment does not lend itself to wiggle room. “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of ...

A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order by certifying a nationwide class action, marking the first such ruling since the ...

WASHINGTON -- Commercial truck drivers in the U.S. will soon be required to be proficient in English. An executive order signed by President Donald Trump Monday called the requirement “nonnegotiable ...