Just when you think you’ve seen it all, ugly jumps up and gobsmacks you alongside the head. Now, to be fair, ugly and ...

Éphémère - roughly pronounced eh-fem-air - translates as short-lived or temporary. When applied to insects, it also means ...

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IN last week's column we discussed the resumptive modifier. We saw that by using a key word in the main clause as the subject ...

Noun: "A body of (supposed) facts, background information, and anecdotes relating to someone or something, regarded as ...

Oxford University Press narrowed a list down to six words in November and the world had the opportunity to vote for its top ...

TO better appreciate the value of free modifiers, particularly of the kind that works in the same league as resumptive ...

Dictionary.com has released its annual Word of the Year for 2024. The online dictionary chose “demure" as the Word of the ...

It's nothing to do with his essays on political transcendentalism and proto-anarchism, but entirely due to an inconspicuous ...

Now in my mid-40s, I still hold certain values close—the right to choose when you have a family, the right to have healthcare ...

A quick check of my go-to dictionary, Merriam-Webster.com (sorry, Cambridge), shows that manifest is actually used as three ...

The word took off in August after content creator Jools Lebron, posted on TikTok abut her demure work outfit and mindful make ...