The average English-speaking adult has a vocabulary ranging from 20,000-35,000 words. Try these tricks to make sure yours stacks up.
Here's a crash course in exactly when to use a colon. It’s good for a whole lot more than making the “eyes” of a smiley face emoticon, that’s for sure!
Do you tend to masseuse (er, misuse) your words in humorous ways? You've made a malapropism – and everyone from politicians to famous literature characters is guilty of errors like these.
From "politically correct" to "smash hit," these terms have actually been in our language for quite some time.
You rarely encounter these Christmas words in everyday life, but you'll hear them sung in timeless carols during the holiday season. May this Word Power quiz strike the right note to put you in [...]
Cut the malarkey. A few seconds with these words, and you'll be the funniest slangwhanger in all the land.
Do you think you have a good vocabulary? We can guarantee you've probably never heard these funny words before.
You're going to need a lot of patience and a good eye to solve these tricky rebus puzzles. How fast can you decipher them all?
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With all due respect: strike these insincere aphorisms from your lexicon, or you'll be sorry at the end of the day. Thanks in advance!
From puggle to nothingburger, these are the silliest words that were made official this past year.
Words are only one of the many tools the patriarchy uses to keep women down.
We all know irregular plurals like "geese" and "mice." But have you ever heard of "beeves" or "sphinges"? Laugh yourself stupid with our smart grammar quiz.
How many of these can you say without stumbling?
At first glance, some words may seem to be at opposite ends of the spectrum, but once you dive deeper you'll find out they really aren't. Here are 20 pairs that are commonly misused.
Anyone with a phone and web access needs to know these terms just to survive without constantly being in a state of confusion.
