language

Is your cat running around in circles? Be advised, that kitty might be pixilated.

When we talk about Middle English, it suggests that we know when English began and when it ends.

There are lots of cards we can still play now, but we’ve lost some good ones too.

There are lots of cards we can still play now, but we’ve lost some good ones too.

If "hunky dory" means the same thing as "right as rain," then we face the question of how right rain is.

While we may know highfalutin language when we hear it, we don't all agree about how to spell "highfalutin" or where it comes from.

We exchange scuttlebutt at the proverbial water cooler, and there's an etymological clue in that.

Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robotics.

The little clock we wear on our wrist could be called a clock. Instead, it has long had its own term, being called a watch instead.

Sometimes new slang jumps out in front of you, waving its hands, or thumbs, so that you can’t help but notice it. Sometimes it just sneaks up on you.