List of All Articles with Tag 'language'

There are only so many ways to say “it’s cold outside,” which is why it’s time to supplement your vocabulary with these vintage words and phrases related to winter.

You might know everything there is to know about New York City slang, but the moment you leave the city, fuhgeddaboudit. Upstate New York has its own set of regional colloquialisms, often depending on which area of the state you’re in.

The literal meaning of ‘sic’ is ‘so’ or ‘thus.’ But the way writers use it is a little more nuanced.

Germany is the land of Oktoberfest, Christmas markets, and super literal compound words like Glühbirne (“glow pear,” a.k.a. “lightbulb”) and Baumwolle (“tree wool,” otherwise known as cotton).

Before you talk turkey this Thanksgiving, find out what we know about the phrase’s meaning and origins.

Here’s something else to stress about for Thanksgiving.

Penguin Books commissioned the work in 1965, but the "A Clockwork Orange" author only completed several hundred entries before discarding the project.

Provides an overview of Liberia, including key dates and facts about this west African country.

Provides an overview of the Vatican, including key events and facts about this small European state.

Dropping that ‘t’ sound is an example of what linguists call glottalization, or replacing a sound with a pause in the vocal cords.

You’re not the only person who has Googled “NPC meaning” of late.

You think you’ve seen every category of words … then you find this batch, including such oddities as tableclothwise and rabbitwise.