Language Stories
Learn all about the English language, from fun word facts and trivia to etymologies, meanings, histories, and more.
16 Spanish-Derived Words That Highlight Hispanic Cultures
13 Pizza Terms and Styles to Sauce up Your Pizza Lingo
“Aseptic” vs. “Sterile”: Do You Know the Difference?
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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”
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What Is Hypocatastasis?
