The word “incandescent” is an adjective with two meanings. The first meaning describes something that emits light as its ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shane O'Neill of The Washington Post about the word "aesthetic" and its evolution from art criticism and design theory to online speak and the White House.

“Yinz” is essentially Pittsburgh’s version of “y’all.” It’s used as a second-person plural pronoun, so someone living in Pittsburgh might ask, “Yinz want to get something to eat?” Yinz — sometimes ...

Past No. 22s in the SSS Top Prospect Vote 2025 Jake Eder (19%) 2024 Sean Burke (21%) 2023 Jonathan Stiever (16%) 2022 Voting ...

Cranberry sauce is effectively jam, therefore has no place outside of a sandwich; pigs-in-blankets include bacon, Britain’s ...

After Grand Slam Track cancelled the finale of its inaugural season, it was thought the upstart simply ran out of money. However, a steady stream of news leaks, public statements and a mid-December ...

Except you, you great louse. You haven’t gone shopping. Include beating and chopping.

The English language is fit to burst with terms named after people, a.k.a. eponyms. Some namesakes are pretty obvious— ...

Below is a Facebook post on Tuesday by former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, who found out last week he has Stage 4 pancreatic ...