Language Stories
Learn all about the English language, from fun word facts and trivia to etymologies, meanings, histories, and more.
20 Incredible Animal Adjectives to Go Wild For
Adios, Adieu, and Cheerio: Why Do We Say “Goodbye?”
The Frabjous Words Invented By Lewis Carroll
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Who Is Wednesday Named For?
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What’s The Difference Between Socialism vs. Communism?
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Why Is Thursday Named For A Comic Book Character?
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Why Does The Letter Q Almost Always Need The Letter U?
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Master The Secrets Of Crosswordese
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Who Wrote The Alphabet Song?
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Which Words Did English Take From Other Languages?
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What’s The Origin Of The F-word?
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What Is Phonetic Spelling?
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Why Isn’t It “Pardon my German?”
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Inertia vs. Momentum: Which Keeps You Moving?
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What Does “Wag the Dog” Mean?
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Is Friday Named After A Goddess With A Chariot Pulled By Cats?
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English Words From The Pharaohs
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Are New Idioms Ever Created?
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“Misogyny” vs. “Sexism”: Do You Know The Difference?
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What Is A Schwa?
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Puppy Love And Other Animal-inspired Phrases
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Foxy, Catty, Fishy: Traits for Animals or Humans?
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Do You Know What These Weird Plurals Mean?
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The Original Memes (Before Memes)
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Negative Or Positive Reinforcement: Which Is Better?
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The Origin Stories Behind Gaga And Other Musicians’ Names
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What Is Louisiana Creole And How Was It Created?
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Why Does A Cow Become Beef?
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The Racist History of “Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Moe”
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These Might Be The Strangest Names In Sports
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Taser: A Surprising Acronym With An Unsettling Story
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Why Do We Call It A “Wife Beater” Shirt?
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Quiz Yourself On The Meanings Of These Names
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What’s The Difference Between “A While” And “Awhile”
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Everyday Vs. Every Day
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What Do “Numpire” and “Ewt” Have in Common?
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Clickbait Isn’t New
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What’s The #’s Real Name?
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Who’s to Blame for Weird English Spellings?
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Farther vs. Further
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Bunny vs. Rabbit vs. Hare: What’s The Difference?
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How -Able Lets You Expand Your Descriptive Abilities
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Paramount vs. Tantamount
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“Palette” vs. “Pallet” vs. “Palate”
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Overwhelm vs. Underwhelm
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Older vs. Elder: Are You Using Them Correctly?
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“Oblivious To” vs. “Oblivious Of”: Are You Using Them Correctly?
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“Not Good” vs. “No Good”: When To Use Them Both
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Manor vs. Manner
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“Make Peace” With vs. “Come To Terms With”
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Loose vs. Lose
