For us linguists, the flurry of "word of the year" announcements from dictionaries and publishers is a holiday tradition as anticipated as mince pies. The words of the year aren't just a fun peek into ...

Gail Flanagan received funding from the Research Ireland (formally the Irish Research Council) in 2021-2023 for PhD research unrelated to the current article. For us linguists, the flurry of “word of ...

Before Spelling Bee, before Wordle and before Connections, there was the crossword. Who invented the first published crossword, and what was it? On Dec. 21, 1913, the New York World, a prominent New ...

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In an age defined by volume — notifications, engines, constant chatter — there’s something refreshing about a word dedicated to softness. “Susurrus” doesn’t shout for attention; it invites you to ...

This is the dawn of America’s Semiquincentennial. Luckily, I had three years of Latin, starting in ninth grade only 67 years ...

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On paper, the delay may not seem like much. The report, which contains weekly data on the state of the US oil market, was ...