Word of the Day: Discombobulate reminds readers that English vocabulary is not only rich and precise but also capable of humour and creativity. Few words illustrate confusion quite as memorably, or as ...

The word was folate. Six letters, two syllables, a vitamin found in leafy greens. Not a particularly fearsome word, by the standards of a spelling bee that had already run 13 or 14 rounds. But when it ...

Some words perfectly capture human determination and energy. “Indefatigable” is one such word, often used to describe people ...

The majority of city and town names in New Hampshire come from British placenames (mainly English), but many of these placenames have mysterious origins.

Experience the nostalgia of maple syrup season and the tradition of 'sugar on snow' in the Northeast. Discover the history and regional variations of this beloved treat.

Take, for example, the rule of doubling the letters f, l, s, and z when they come after a short vowel in a one-syllable word, such as “stuff”—this is essentially a spelling rule and nothing more. Most ...

Neurons in the brain's motor cortex previously thought of as active mainly during hand and arm movements also light up during speech in a way that is similar to patterns of brain activity linked to ...

This study addresses a key question in developmental cognitive neuroscience by identifying early neural correlates of variability in language learning and showing how syllable tracking and word ...