Of course, it's impossible to provide an exact number of words in English, since new words are being added to the dictionary, and falling out of use, pretty much constantly. But what's an approximate ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is here, representing one of the most vigorous — and prestigious — academic competitions in America. Unsurprisingly, a competition as renowned as the national ...

SOUTHFIELD (WWJ) - Amazing, occupy, man cave, baby bump are some of the words that are on Lake Superior State University's annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse ...

Most of the time, the automatic numbering feature in Word works great. I type some paragraphs, select them, and click the Numbering button on the toolbar. Even easier, I start the list by typing a ...

Download an MP3 audio interview with the author here, or sign up for Slate’s free daily podcast on iTunes. At the other end of the scale, estimates of the number of words that an average person uses ...