New York City has launched a new interactive web tool that maps the city’s diverse linguistic landscape at the citywide, borough, and neighborhood levels. Released by the Department of City Planning, ...

Growing up as a Christian, I frequently heard from other churchgoers how fortunate we were to live in a Christian nation. These days, I’m more likely to hear fellow Christians lament that the nation ...

Scientists have identified two distinct dialects in Mediterranean sperm whales and believe it mirrors the movement of ...

This article delves into the origins of swear words, tracing their historical journey and exploring examples of how they ...

What would a person in Revolutionary America sound like? Early letters, documents, and diaries help us listen in.

A television set showing the torn scrap of paper with part of the dictionary entry for “global warming” on it. Obscured in the background, a scientist with ...

Microsoft Edge, which is based on Chromium, is quite different from the original; therefore, some things might not be easy to find. For example, if you were looking to change the language, you would ...

SCRANTON — Jeet yet? No. D’joo? Longtime residents of Northeast Pennsylvania likely would readily understand hearing that coal-region-speak as: Did you eat yet? No. Did you? Likewise, they would know ...

Do you tend to masseuse (er, misuse) words in humorous ways? If yes, you've made a malapropism—and everyone from politicians to famous literature characters is guilty of it. Have you ever uttered a ...