This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) – Language is ...

Vacay is one of many modern entries that are simply shortened versions of actual words. According to Merriam-Webster, the truncated form of vacation was first used in 1991. Does this word-shortening ...

“Mother” means awesome, beautiful, cool, loving, protective — but another timeless definition is orbiting. “Since the mid-20th century, mother has been used to refer to a feminine queer person who is ...

If you have to think hard about slang, not only do you not understand it, but it’s probably not for you. Perhaps it is because the internet has made slang more available to a wider group of people who ...

We all know that the New York Times is an institution in American journalism. As such, during the course of its more than 150-year history, the New York Times has had to introduce many new and ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) – Language is constantly changing, especially with social media allowing words to be adapted to fit new functions and formats. But have you ever heard or seen a word or phrase ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) – Language is constantly changing, especially with social media allowing words to be adapted to fit new functions and formats. But have you ever heard or seen a word or phrase ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) – Language is ...