The winning word, éclaircissement, was one Zaki told news outlets he "instantly" recognized. While its prefix may conjure ...

New research from Northwestern University shows 15-month-old infants can learn words for objects they've never seen. This ...

150 Big Words That Will Make You Sound Fancy and Smart—and What They Mean originally appeared on Parade.

An International Booker Prize-shortlisted literary translator has told how she “sneaks in” Scottish words to all of her books. Scottish translator Barbara J Haveland, who is nominated for the ...

The finding: A person’s use of function words—the pronouns, articles, prepositions, conjunctions, and auxiliary verbs that are the connective tissue of language—offers deep insights into his ...

Not every story starts with words - 500 Words partners Beano share their top tips on how to get inspiration for story-writing through drawing. Nathan Bryon shares his top tips for this year's ...

What Is Arbitrage? Arbitrage takes advantage of market inefficiencies and exploits short-lived variations in the price of identical or similar financial instruments in different markets or vehicles.

The English We Speak is your chance to catch up on the very latest English words and phrases. In under 3 minutes, we help you stay ahead of the pack by giving you 'must have' phrases that you can ...

The Wild Atlantic Words short story competition is jointly sponsored by Bridge St bar and Mayo Books Press, with a first prize of €500, and second prize, €250. A reading and prize-giving ceremony will ...