In the late 1990s, a friend told me she had used the word “exponentially” in a debate with her brother-in-law. “That’s not a word!” her brother-in-law insisted. “Of course it is,” my friend replied.

He detected a flaw in the Cobuild English Dictionary and convinced the publishers to make changes. His has earned the respect of world famous intellectuals for his knowledge of the language. He loves ...

As much humor as autocorrect's mistakes have bestowed on us, it would be nice if our "smart" phones understood the most embarrassing of grammar errors, changing our "its" to "it's" and correcting all ...

Millennials can’t even with your bad grammar and spelling. That’s according to a poll conducted by Harris for Dictionary.com, which found that 74% of Americans ages 18 to 34 are annoyed by grammar and ...

The Dictionary and the Thesaurus help find the most appropriate word for a context. Here are the top 5 free Dictionary & Thesaurus apps for Windows 11/10. One thing is knowing English and its grammar, ...