Quarantine is a word that has become all too familiar in recent years, but its origins are centuries old. Stemming from the ...

The word \"equivocal\" originates from Latin, meaning \"of equal voice,\" signifying ambiguity and multiple interpretations.

Labour’s use of the term ‘working people’ was slippery and bound to lead to trouble. The moment of truth is about to arrive ...

The mark of fluent English-language writers or speakers is the way they effortlessly do away with words mandated by formal grammar — which only impede the quick delivery of their ideas.

Science fiction is a particularly bountiful genre for the introduction of new words, in large part because authors come up ...

The word Halloween seems like a good place to start. The Christian holiday All Saints' Day has been celebrated on Nov. 1 for over a thousand years. Another word for "saint" is "hallow" — as in ...

Some of the words are cutesy (kerfuffle, jubilee). Others are onomatopoeic, with a similar sound to the idea they’re describing (meow, clink, squeak). Some are bizarre sounding (for example, syzygy: ...

For polyglot Irina Pravet, learning a language isn’t just about grammar. She sees knowing Finnish as a way to belong – and ...

Designing an effective assessment requires first deconstructing the standards into clear criteria of success that students ...

The author talks about his first fiction published since the 2022 attack that nearly killed him; his own immigrant experience ...

Magyar Nemzet - Szellemi honvédelem 1938 óta. Friss hírek hazai, külföldi, sport, kultúra és gazdasági témakörökben.