Want to know what expressions people in Papua New Guinea or Siberia use most? Look in the mirror. A study making waves this week in Nature finds that people around the world show emotion on their ...

Fluency in a foreign language is often thought to be about speaking quickly and using advanced vocabulary. However, researchers reveal that speakers who use common, everyday expressions sound more ...

Whether at a birthday party in Brazil, a funeral in Kenya or protests in Hong Kong, humans all use variations of the same facial expressions in similar social contexts, such as smiles, frowns, ...

Spring starts next week, and it's always a contender for best season of the year. There’s more sunlight, warmer days, and blooming flowers. But have you ever noticed that spring subtly makes its way ...

Although the exact origin of the saying is unclear, many attribute it to the 1500s when Sir Thomas More wrote "Four Last Things." It read, "When people notice that someone appears disengaged and wish ...

From trendy clothes to words and expressions, some things go out of style. Many of the everyday expressions that most people use can be traced back to dark or sometimes even offensive origins. "It ...

There are no innocent parties when it comes to discriminating language. Everyone has made a pun at some point about a friend or loved one being over the hill or having a senior moment. On the other ...

Words have power, and the phrases we choose reveal more about us than we might realize. Some expressions can signal a lack of critical thinking or intellectual curiosity, even when we don’t mean it ...

There are a lot of common expressions in English — especially American English. And because food is such an important and diverse part of American culture, it’s no surprise that many foods have worked ...

I’m going to make a case for embracing clichés, sayings, and idioms in the workplace in 2021. (That’s idioms, not idiots.) My reason is simple. Scratch the surface of some of the most familiar ...

Language learners often assume that using rare, complex vocabulary will make their speech sound more fluent. Research suggests that there is a close relationship between formulaic expression usage in ...