In English, we say 'the king's house', but what if you could fuse the words into a single concept like…
Old English once had a complex system of masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns, much like modern German. This all changed…
In the high-stakes world of aviation, ordinary English is too ambiguous for the cockpit. Pilots and air traffic controllers rely…
Dialectology is the geography of language, revealing the hidden maps drawn by our words. From old-school fieldwork with clipboards to…
We can read the words of Beowulf, but what did this ancient ancestor of English actually sound like? By using…
The quest for 'native-like fluency' is a holy grail for many language learners, a seemingly straightforward goal that promises total…
Ever wondered why you scream 'Ouch'! when you stub your toe? This post explores the fascinating world of interjections, examining…
One sheep, two sheep. One fish, two fish. Ever wonder why some English nouns refuse to add an '-s' for…
The old "Eskimo words for snow" trope is a well-known but misleading linguistic myth. A far more accurate and fascinating…
Ever wonder how babies find individual words in the continuous stream of speech they hear? It turns out their brains…
This website uses cookies.