Every year, Germany selects their annual ‘Youth Word of the Year’, which is voted for by youngsters around the country. View ...

Tolkien took the drama of the word “catastrophe” and turned it on its head by adding eu, meaning “good”. A eucatastrophe is a ...

Coach Jim Harbaugh sometimes shares expressions that have his Chargers raising eyebrows and seeking explanations, but his ...

Mathews Memorial Library visited Mathews Elementary School on Oct. 15, again handing out personal dictionaries to third grade ...

Nick Harkaway grew up hearing his dad read drafts of his George Smiley novels. He picks up le Carré's beloved spymaster ...

Reproductive rights measures are on the ballots in 10 states after heated debates over terminology and impact — and that’s ...

In my own vigil I’m dealing with the contrary mess of lucked out, a phrase now meaning fortunate as well as its antonym. Just ...

Dictionary Day on October 16 celebrates the birth of Noah Webster, an American writer who was born in 1758. Webster is best-known for publishing the first dictionary in 1806, which he continued to ...

Football has new terms nowadays including false nine, inverted full-backs, transitions and counter-pressing - but what do ...

But when their English cousin and her mother arrive for a Christmas visit, the twins learn that things can change in a day. Covering themes of love, madness and hope, this story uncoils with an ...