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

Scientists created fake words to test if sound affects memory. Result: people remembered pleasant-sounding words twice as often as harsh ones.

The English language has very interesting sound patterns and pronunciation rules that sets it apart from other languages. These sounds tend to be difficult, if not tiresome for non-native speakers to ...

Most people walk around believing they have a pretty good sense of how English works. We learn the alphabet, pick up some ...

English is a quirky, often confusing language that's been shaped and influenced by many others. As such, it has a massive variety of words—but here are some we think rise above the crowd and deserve ...

Why are some sounds easier to remember than others? A study on made-up words points to the harsh consonants that also dominate profanity.

THE first necessity, the first law, of all language is clearness. Aristotle and common sense tell us this. Clearness is a fundamental requirement in the expression of thought. “ If the foundations be ...