These British slang words will leave anyone outside the UK scratching their heads. Learn quirky British phrases and how to ...

The languages we speak and the words we use not only dictate who can understand us but also how we are perceived. Particular word and dialect choices can offer the listener insights into the class, ...

The American Dialect Society has named “because” its word of the year for 2013. What makes because special is its evolving usage. Where once “because” needed to be followed by “of” or a full clause, ...

From "yeet" to "social distancing," new words and phrases constantly emerge and evolve in American English. But how do these neologisms—newly coined terms—gain acceptance and become part of mainstream ...

For whatever reason, today’s world is infatuated with anything short, sweet and to the point. From logos evolving into less intricate yet equally recognizable designs to sites like Buzzfeed or ...

Language is an ever-evolving and living thing; a social construct plucked from the minds of millions, with each hand that touches it shaping it in some small but ineffable way. And like all living ...

The American Dialect Society—the same august, century-old body that brought us “-ussy” as its 2022 Word Of The Year—has gone ahead and once again decided to choose chaos, naming “rawdog” its WOTY for ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Pluto is finally getting some respect – not from astronomers, but from wordsmiths. “Plutoed” was chosen 2006’s Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society at its annual meeting ...

Effective communication lies at the heart of human connection. It helps us collaborate with each other, solve problems and ...

A Parents guide to decoding the lingo your kids use in texts, on TikTok, and IRL. Fact checked by Elizabeth Brownfield Teens in each generation develop a unique language of their own—and the same can ...

This month, Slate is republishing some of our favorite stories. Here’s today’s selection: Matthew J.X. Malady’s Good Word columns were a delight for dedicated linguists and word dabblers alike. This ...

In 1990, the American Dialect Society named its first "word of the year" — a word (or phrase) chosen by a group of linguists and professors that encapsulates how Americans have been speaking for the ...