I’ve been musing about the idea of vocation in a different way, as being more about the way the work of our lives bears witness (or doesn’t) to the things that we are passionate about, and how we make ...

In an in-depth interview, independent filmmaker Prashant Pandit discusses his trilingual documentary, “The Word and The ...

A 19th Century dictionary of mining terms used in Derbyshire has fetched £17,000 at an auction. Hansons Auctioneers said the ...

The poet John Dryden wrote, “Words are but pictures of our thoughts,” and a couple of new ones — pogonotomy and xylarium — recently roused some mental illustrations. A xylarium ...

Have you ever obeyed the suggestions of a digital writing assistant to replace a word or restructure a sentence without knowing how, why or even if ...

From Buenos Aires to Bangkok, Montreal to Moscow, nearly every taxi driver in the world understands "OK." It's a gift from ...

NPR's Adrian Ma talks to Adam Aleksic about his new book, "Algospeak," which looks at how algorithms and online creators are affecting the way people speak offline.

COUNTDOWN co-presenter Susie Dent is heading to Wirral as part of her latest tour. The show's 'Queen of Dictionary Corner' for more than 30 years, she has what is described as 'an incredible knack for ...

Book Review: ‘Algospeak’ shows just how much social media is changing us “Algospeak” is a fascinating blend of etymology, psychology, cultural analysis and first-person perspective from ...