List of All Articles with Tag 'language'

Tennis’s U.S. Open has only been an “open” since 1968. Here’s why.

An overview of the media in Luxembourg, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.

Notes on the media in Catalonia, as well as links to newspapers and broadcasters.

‘Less’ versus ‘fewer’ is pretty straightforward. ‘Less than’ vs. ‘fewer than’ is slightly less so. Here’s how to get it right every time.

Don’t get embarrassed if you can’t spell ‘embarrass.’ It’s apparently—not ‘apparantly’—a pretty common error.

Ever wonder why there’s a ‘k’ in ‘knead,’ or a ‘d’ in ‘Wednesday’? While there isn’t always a good reason for why some English words are spelled the way they are, there are reasons.

If you've ever felt that English could use a couple more tenses to truly capture the nuances of the past, present, and future, this exploration of languages that have taken verb tenses to fascinating new heights is for you.

No, we’re not f***ing lying.

A conlang is a constructed language, where someone has intentionally created its grammar, vocabulary, and phonology. Here are five you can learn.

There are plenty of obscure English words you can turn to when the current dictionary just isn't cutting it.

You can’t spell ‘hearty’ without ‘heart,’ or ‘hardy’ without ‘hard.’

Vocal fry describes a specific sound quality caused by the movement of the vocal folds—and it’s nothing new.