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“Prebiotics” vs. “Probiotics:” What’s the Difference?

Compete For Linguistic Gold With These Olympics Words

Current Events

Simile vs. Metaphor: Understand The Difference

Commonly Confused

16 French Loanwords That Add Some Panache To English

History

Get The Scoop On These Ice Cream Words

Food & Drink

From “5G” to “Zaddy”: Dictionary.com Adds Over 300 New Words...

Language Stories

“Concave” vs. “Convex”: What’s The Difference?

Commonly Confused

“Choose” vs. “Chose”: Learn How To Pick The Right One...

Commonly Confused

Frites, Chips, and More: French Fries Around the World

Food & Drink

15 Cool Words To Add To Your Vocabulary

Fun

10 Commonly Mispronounced US City Names To Navigate Your Way...

Language Stories

“Subjective” vs. “Objective”: What’s The Difference?

Commonly Confused

The Origin of July and the Jubilant Holidays It Holds

Word Origins
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Wow Yourself With 17 Words With “Word” In Them

Word to the wise—this list of words with "word" in them is worth a read. You may know "password" and "buzzword," but what about these other words?

Get the word on this self-referential list!

Portmanteau And Other Cool Words About How We Use Words

You may know oxymorons and euphemisms, but there are numerous fun and fascinating ways words are used. Learn some of the cool words about words here.

Contextualize your lexicon!

11 Word Facts You're Wrong About

Sorry to burst your bubble, but chances are you've been using these words incorrectly all this time. Get the facts on some commonly mistaken words here.

Set the record straight!