Revert’ as a noun rather than a verb sounds like one of those Victorian terms that went out of fashion in the 1960s and is ...

If you pay close attention to the brilliant phrases that make people look more ... Social Psychology Bulletin showing that "using vague nouns and verbs instead of specific ones can make people ...

Malaysia’s colourful English stepped into the global linguistic spotlight after words like “alamak” and “tapau” found a home ...

1985: 1351), function and text type. This is part of the discussion ... Review of Inge de Mönnick, On the Move: the mobility of constituents in the English noun phrase: a multi-method approach.

At no other stage of English language evolution has there been such rapid growth than in the first quarter of this millennium ...

Newly added Philippine words include videoke, a karaoke-like pastime with a scoring system, and salakot, a wide-brimmed, lightweight hat worn by farmers.

If a class were ever taught about Colson Whitehead, the acclaimed author says it would be titled “The Sorrow and the Pain.” ...

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Was drinking at my age — for the record, 48 — making me a little bit… nuts? “If they wanted to create a drug to make you ...

Few people, however, know the history of the phrase “pride and prejudice,” which I explore in my new book, “Jane Austen, Abolitionist: The Loaded History of the Phrase ‘Pride and Prejudice ...

From ‘Envy, inequality and fertility’ to ‘Market size, trade and productivity’, using catchy three-part phrases in the titles of research papers can boost their citations, suggests a study.

When Labour was in opposition, the party leadership had a habit of using “fiscal rules” as an all-purpose, “the dog ate my homework” phrase to avoid having ugly rows. It’s much more ...