Language Stories
Learn all about the English language, from fun word facts and trivia to etymologies, meanings, histories, and more.
Psst! Do You Know Any English Words Without Vowels?
Homophone vs. Homonym vs. Homograph: What’s the Difference?
Let’s Cut to the Chase: Idioms Are a Piece of Cake
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Bond Ambition: “Squads” and “Squad Goals” Explained
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Is Irregardless A Word?
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Hone In vs. Home In
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“Sherbet” vs. “Sherbert”
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The Origin Of Dog Days
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Continually vs. Continuously
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Comprise vs. Compose
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Moot Point vs. Mute Point
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Bring vs. Take
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“Alright” vs. “All Right”
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Well vs. Good
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Fewer vs. Less
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The Curious Chronicle Of The Letter C
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Here Are All The Ways to Use the Word Bae
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Let’s vs. Lets
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What’s The Difference Between “Adverse” vs. “Averse”?
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The Letter B Once Had A Much Longer Name
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“With Regard to” vs. “With Regards to”
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Meet The Animal That Inspired The Letter A
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Caring About Whether You Couldn’t Care Less
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Hidden Meanings Of “Ring Around The Rosie” And Other Rhymes
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What Is A Cliché?
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What Does “Sophomore” Mean?
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Tuesday Is Named For A One-handed God Named Tiu
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Where Does The Word “Hobbit” Come From?
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The Growing Popularity Of The Suffix ‘-Splain’
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Lay vs. Lie: Miley, Sufjan, And Grammatical Snafus In Pop Stardom
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“Literally” vs. “Definitely” vs.”Totally”
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In Defense of the Figurative Use of Literally
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Words With Multiple Meanings
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Lexical Investigations: Critical Thinking
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Who Coined The Term “Fashionista”?
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Lexical Investigations: Mazel Tov
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Where do words come from? Do they really mean anything?
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What Is Body Language?
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Learn The Strange Link Between The Letters C And G
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Were P And R Once The Same Letter?
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When Did The Letter U Enter The Alphabet?
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A Brief History Of The Letter H
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Why Are People From The Netherlands Called Dutch?
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What Does It Mean To Be “Fluent” In A Language?
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You can debunk something, but why can’t you bunk something?
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Is It Ever OK To Say “Didja”?
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Why are zero and the letter “O” both circles? The answer involves both science and mysticism
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A Baby Named “Like” And The History Of Names (Anthroponymy)
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How Does The English Language Handle Gender Identity?
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What Is A Chronicle?
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Meet The Man Responsible For The Letter “J”
