In 1993, Green started compiling 500 years of English slang by sifting through mountains of primary sources. The culmination ...

The NYT’s guide is particularly notable for its insistence that a significant amount of today’s slang isn’t new at all. The ...

In my teenage years, I believed my father knew every word in the English language. Whenever I stumbled upon an unfamiliar ...

Neon-green "brat summer" may be long gone, but Charli XCX resurrects its chaos in a meta-satire where even a credit-card deal can spark a meltdown. What does the film reveal about the pressure pushing ...

A slang term that originated in the “manosphere” is making its way into the mainstream.

Already a two-time Vermont State Spelling Bee champion, Newell is now aiming for a rare “three-peat.” She secured her spot in the upcoming state competition by winning the Riverside School spelling ...

Over time, the iOS keyboard tries to build up smarter autocorrect suggestions for you, but these aren't always helpful: The ...

Columnist June Casagrande advises readers to ask the internet the right questions when addressing their grammar weaknesses.

Across six seasons, the running joke is the puzzlement writ on local brows whenever this flamboyant balatron (“one who speaks a lot of nonsense and is characterised by self-indulgence”) flexes her ...

These days, decorum is missing in so many of our daily interactions. People are selfish, bad-mannered and exhibit an air of entitlement.

The term has skyrocketed in use in recent months among the very online far right, the ecosystem that gave rise to the ...

In the clip from last year Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, basically said AI will make humans obsolete in most job ...