In most people, language is generated on the left side of the brain — the half associated with logic, motor functions and math. But when we let loose with a particularly satisfying swear word, the ...

English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, and while some of it is aurally beautiful, it has its fair share of cringe-worthy words, too. I dare you to read through this list of ...

Of course, it's impossible to provide an exact number of words in English, since new words are being added to the dictionary, and falling out of use, pretty much constantly. But what's an approximate ...

Most of us wouldn’t even know how to pronounce those words, let alone spell them. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a week away and it is sure to be filled with a plethora of problematic words. An ...

What’s in a swear? The world’s filthiest words typically refer to something vulgar or taboo, for one. But there’s something else swears across the world’s languages have in common. They’re all missing ...

Not a lot of things last over a thousand years; even fewer last over 10,000. Yet a British research team has put together a list of what they called “ultraconserved words,” or words that have remained ...