Well, how many words are there in the English language? If you’ve ever marveled (or laughed!) at a list of new words added to the dictionary in the past year, you know that that number is ...

From corporate buzzwords to social media slang, these overused expressions have worn out their welcome. How many on the list ...

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An organization called Global Language Monitor estimates there are more than 900,000 words in the English language, and more are being added every day. Alex Chadwick talks with Paul Payack ...

The dictionary isn’t forever. Here’s the lowdown on why certain words are not in the dictionary and how they got removed.

To work out how many words you need to know to be able to speak a second language we decided to look into how many words we know in our first language, in our case English.

How the nastiest words in the English language came about (and why we love saying them so much).

Figuring out how many words there are in the English language is complicated for a number of reasons. Let’s start with its roots. What about persona non grata, “an unacceptable or unwanted ...

To work out how many words you need to know to be able to speak a second language we decided to look into how many words we know in our first language, in our case English.