The English word "tantalize" comes from the iconic Greek myth of Tantalus, an ancient Greek king who faced a brutal ...

Language preserves history in every word. Many expressions we use today have roots stretching back centuries, surviving ...

Meaning “to see or observe something remarkable,” from Old English behealdan. Used to express awe, as in “Behold the beauty ...

Language is like a living organism, it changes, grow, and evolves over time. And yet, a few words from times long past have ...

Linguists have developed methods for reconstructing the ancestral language, and refer to it using the label Proto-Indo-European or PIE ...

The manga for The Ancient Magus’ Bride will return as a simultaneous English and Japanese publication but with AI translations. Bushiroad will use the AI translation program Mantra Engine from Mantra, ...

"Pernicious nonsense!" exclaims Professor J. Frank Parnell, the ill-fated nuclear physicist in the 1984 movie Repo Man. It is wonderful little phrase, which is well suited to application in litigation ...

A HOLIDAY park tucked away in ancient English woodland is set for a major glow-up. The site will welcome new lodges, plus a swanky pool and spa, making it the ultimate countryside escape for families ...

Hundreds of Year 12 students in Queensland have taken to social media to unveil what stumped them in this year’s English exam ...

A skull which was discovered by anthropologists in the Paliokastro area of Thasos, Greece, shows signs of complicated surgery ...