In American English, grammar experts prefer "toward" over "towards," along with "backward," "forward" and "afterward," though ...

And if you’re a true dictionary lover, then you can always name your child “Merriam” or “Webster,” in honor of the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States. All jokes aside, word names offer ...

Apologies that are offered in a spirit of abundance are worlds apart from those all-too-common hangdog admissions of guilt ...

Need a little help understanding the Gen Alpha kids? You’re not alone, according to a new ranking of the most Googled slang ...

In the past, the United States has suffered demagogues like Senator Joseph McCarthy, Father Charles Coughlin, Governor George ...

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines democracy as being ... a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.” Voting. Through much of the twentieth century ...

A rumor circulating online since at least June 2024 claims a picture authentically shows a fully restored 1875 chuckwagon. In the image, the vehicle appeared similar to the Tesla Cybertruck.

The media has boiled down Project 2025’s main objectives affecting the public, but lacks the space to use direct quotes ...

Jaywalking is now legal in New York City. Legislation passed by the City Council officially became law over the weekend after ...

The term “jaywalking” dates to the early 20th century and has its roots in Midwestern slang for a country bumpkin or rube, according to dictionary maker Merriam-Webster ... which provides free legal ...

“Different online dictionaries disagree,” wrote a fifth, citing the below dictionary definitions: Merriam Webster: defines alliteration as “the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds ...