Linotype machines not unlike the ones in Sydney, Australia, in 1935 were still in use at the old unhyphenated Victoria Daily Times when your blogger started there in the summer of 1972 (Photo: Public ...

You can always tell a Harvard man, the old saying goes, but you can’t tell him much. That includes, apparently, that he may not be as smart as his grades suggest. A recent internal Harvard report ...

Hyphenaters used to be fearless. Bad to the bone. Unflinching in the face of multi-word adjectives that required two or even three hyphens. An editor would see the terms “anti” and “social” and “media ...

Although turfgrasses are quite resilient, lawns benefit from careful management during dry periods and drought conditions. Grass slows or stops growth during periods of water stress, which impacts the ...

Beach Please Festival 2025 is set to be held from June 9, 2025, to June 13, 2025, at the beach in Costinesti, Romania. The festival tickets are currently on sale. General access 5-Day tickets are ...

In many cultures, “please” and “thank you” are essential expressions of politeness that lubricate social interactions and promote cooperation and reciprocation. “Please” is a shortened form of the ...

A mother's act of solidarity with her young daughter has left the internet deeply moved, after she cut off her long blonde hair to match her 4-year-old's—whose first haircut was the result of a ...

Some of the brightest young minds just finished showcasing their knowledge of the English language. While most might never reach their level of expertise, we wanted to know: Why do we struggle to ...

Google Trends ranked the most searched slang terms by U.S. state as Americans brush up on Gen Z and Gen Alpha lingo. Popular terms include "bougie," "lowkey," "tryna," and "shiesty," with definitions ...

This is where the spelling of the winning word in last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee gets tricky. And oh, by the way, it’s already incorrect. Below is your chance to spell it correctly, along ...

Oddly, "misspell," a not-particularly easy word to spell, is not on a recently released list of words Americans most often misspell. Using Google Trends search data from the start of the year through ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Before he was asked to spell “elucubrate,” Jacques Bailly had never ...