Other languages have words that mean false, tacky, or trying too hard, but only the English slang term “cheesy” can fully express something so fake that it stinks like Camembert: “He came up to me at ...

English is a quirky, often confusing language that's been shaped and influenced by many others. As such, it has a massive variety of words—but here are some we think rise above the crowd and deserve ...

Do you ever feel scared to speak in English? Lots of people find speaking a different language stressful. Beth and Pippa talk ...

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We recently wrote about the words women don't know that men do and vice versa. But the meanings of some words confuse people of both genders. The Center for Reading Research analyzed the first 480,000 ...

Back in grade school, words like "onomatopoeia" and "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" seemed insanely complicated and long. Surprisingly, neither of these is the ...

It happened all the time when I was learning Spanish. Your mind goes blank. There's an awkward pause, that makes you stressed ...

English is spoken everywhere. Do British and American English words confuse you sometimes? Don’t worry, many learners face this challenge. Both versions are valid and popular. But when you compare ...

That sort of painful, sort of bittersweet, sort of wistful feeling you get looking out the window or driving at night or listening to a far-off train whistle? There's a word for that in Japanese. By ...