that silent letters exist in English. and the spelling system just hasn't kept up with it. like through and thought and night ...

It wouldn't be spooky season without ghosts. But they weren't always the evil spirits we see in books and movies today. For ...

An author I enjoy reading is Simon Winchester. One of his books, “The Professor and the Madman,” is about the origination of ...

We all have words and phrases that get under our skin. For me, I can’t stand the word ‘fluids.’ It paints a picture that I would rather not see. We often hear how the word ‘moist’ makes people feel ...

The words we say can influence how others receive our message and how they perceive us. Author Stefan Fatsis explores the ...

"Neurodivergent" is not just a way to describe medical diagnoses like autism and ADHD. It encompasses a range of ways in ...

Alex Pereira doesn’t need words to make an impact. His fists do the talking. The UFC light heavyweight champion has captivated fans with his knockout power and stone-faced demeanor. But there’s always ...

One important rule of writing, one I too often break, is to choose words carefully with the intended audience in mind. For ...

* Balla/balley = farm/village/town/homestead/place (pronounced: BA-la / BA-l’yuh). With balla/balley having so many meanings, ...

When I was a kid, I was wrong about so many things. I thought craneflies, or daddy longlegs, were the “most poisonous spider in the world,” but had no way of administering their toxins (wrong on many ...

Go back a little further though, and you will begin to struggle, partly thanks to what is known as the Great Vowel Shift, or ...

The inspiration for Dr. David Dosa’s Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat, this cat possessed ...