Some English words are more euphonious than others, and some are more cacophonic. Here I discuss the latter, the ugliest English words, of which I have analysed 415 from a large number of published ...

Karachi, a megacity shrugging off its old definition as a den of violent crime, is Pakistan's incubator for talent in ...

Dram”, meaning a measure of whisky. “Turm”, describing a cavalry unit. “Taupie”, a foolish youngster. Not words in a typical ...

If someone asked you to spell gastritis, aggrandize, anachronistic or circumlocution, would you be able to spell any one of ...

The word "diffident" is an adjective that describes someone who lacks self-confidence or is shy and reserved in their actions or speech. A "diffident" person often hesitates to express their thoughts ...

It’s no disrespect to speakers of, say, Tagalog to enforce English as our predominant language — and not learning it excludes them from the mainstream of American life.

The word boycott entered the English language during the Irish "Land War" and derives from Captain Charles Boycott ...

"I have removed it from my vocabulary completely," the high school elective teacher told Newsweek of the phrase.

The words escape slowly from Eleanor Tafoya when she speaks of the decline of the Jemez language among the Pueblo’s youth. “If we don't do anything, we're going to lose our traditions or culture," she ...

University of Reading associate professor Erhan Aslan previously told Newsweek why the brainteaser is so popular.