A new study suggests that the phonemic composition of words influences as how beautiful we perceive them to be, and how well ...
Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “6-7” is “cooked” and should ...
Democratic strategist James Carville just delivered a scathing rebuke of President Donald Trump. Carville said in the latest Politics War Room show that Trump was “done” due to his messaging on the ...
How a word sounds can decide whether it lingers in memory. In a lab experiment with 100 English speakers, researchers found that some invented words stick better in memory because their sounds feel ...
How's your vocabulary? We've all said a word wrong in front of people. Every now and then, we remember and feel that flush of embarrassment again. And again. Well, the good news is you're not alone.
In Orwell’s novel “1984,” the Ministry of Truth falsifies records, produces propaganda and rewrites history. The Ministry of Love is where people are tortured physically and mentally until they ...
As Steve Jobs said, asking for help is “what separates, sometimes, the people who do things from the people who just dream about them.” So if you need something, asking politely is effective. (As Mark ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Mark Sanchez’s friends and former teammates are baffled by the charges levied against him — and asking for answers about how the “nice guy” quarterback wound up bloody on an Indiana ...
When you think of the leaders who shaped history—visionary CEOs, transformative politicians, groundbreaking innovators—what words come to mind? Powerful. Convincing. Inspiring. But “nice”? Almost ...
Warning: This article contains slang words which have meanings that may disturb some readers. Discretion is advised. There seems to be a new slang word every other day, and many around the nation ...
Last words have a way of cutting through the noise of a lifetime. They can be playful, bitter, resigned, or startlingly plain. What makes them powerful is their timing: a closing line that can’t be ...