An online firewall might keep your computer safe from viruses and other unauthorized access, but the original firewall back in the 1500s was far more literal: the Oxford English Dictionary has ...

Yahoo is celebrating its 20th anniversary on Monday, and plenty has changed in the world — and on the World Wide Web — since its launch in 1995. To commemorate two decades on the Internet, Yahoo News ...

Words have the power to create a special space for the reader to feel as though a hand has reached out and grabbed theirs as if to say: I wrote this thing for you. And in that moment, you feel ...

In news that has truly confirmed I’m not ‘with it’, Dictionary.com has announced its 2025 Word of the Year is 67, and the internet is riddled with confusion. In case you’re out of the loop or not a ...

The English language is a constantly evolving one, and that keeps things interesting.Words are fascinating in that they can elicit a strong response from some people. I know a few people who can’t ...