In the English language, words ending in “sten” and “ften” pay homage to the silent “t”. Say hello to “listen” and “soften.” ...

I start the class by confessing that I too did not realise this early enough. So, I used to say ‘tonG’, with the letter ‘g’ in ‘tongue’ sounding loud and clear whenever I articulated the word. Poor me ...

Britain’s best-loved wordsmith Susie Dent chats about her lexical devotion and why Countdown has kept its place in the nation’s hearts ...

Land of vegetation The first in our list of state name origins, Alabama is named after the river that European explorers named for a local Native American tribe, according to the Alabama Department of ...

Turkish used to be written with the Arabic alphabet from about 900 to 1928. In order to increase literacy in the country and to modernize Turkey, the Latin alphabet was introduced and adopted after ...

"It is unnecessarily hard on children," said the fatherly New York Times in a recent editorial, "to put before them sloppily written stories of impossible people in an ...

It’s become a destination for road-trippers exploring the scenic byways of southern Ohio, a reward at the end of a day spent hiking in nearby Shawnee State Forest (nicknamed “Ohio’s Little Smokies” ...

The Arcade Restaurant stands proudly at the corner of South Main Street and G.E. Patterson Avenue, its neon sign glowing like a beacon for hungry souls seeking that rare combination of history, ...

Ambiguous speech production is a common challenge for learners of a second language (L2), but identifying whether the problem ...

PARIS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Ukraine will obtain up to 100 French-made Rafale warplanes over the next 10 years under a deal signed on Monday, both countries said, as Kyiv seeks to bolster its defences ...

In a pronunciation surprise of the year, Denzel Washington told Jimmy Kimmel that he was named after his father and their ...