
If "gay" can mean both "homosexual" and "lame," does it make us homophobic to use it for the latter? A discussion of a controversial word.
Flap and zap, doom and gloom, cuff and stuff: the allure of rhyme in the workplace. Rhyme gets a bad rap, partly because of bad rap—not to...

Turns of phrase like "irregardless," "prolly," and "imma" can be cringeworthy, but that doesn't mean they aren't words.

The storied dictionary is trying to rescue forgotten words and bring them back into use. Do your part by adopting a word of your own.

Ben and Jerry aren't the only ones guilty of using the vague word "natural."; Maybe because it means everything-and nothing-at the same time.
The site's trademark bullying raises questions about who owns words. Hide your face and your books! That ravenous social monster Facebook is on...
Cataloging the punny plays on the basketball star's name. When you call yourself King James and arrange a one-hour TV special to end your free...

The world has an obsession with "addiction", but what does that word even mean today?

The New York Post is being sued for calling DSK's accuser a "hooker." Should they have called her a "prostitute" instead?
From man caves to man Spanx, a word trend grows a pair.

Spelling the Libyan dictator's name is complicated by a "perfect storm" of linguistic issues.

The only thing more impressive than this winter's recent snowfall has been the hyperbolic language we've used to describe it.
Exploring the sci-fi (and simply sci) roots of the word. Robots are in the air, and I don’t just mean flying robots like the self-assembling,...

From The Social Network to The Walking Dead, geeks are everywhere in pop culture these days. But what are the roots of this suddenly hip pejorative?

Print is dead. Or is it just sleeping?

The recently abandoned Republican efforts to distinguish between "rape" and "forcible rape" sheds light on the word's perceived shades of gray.

Hilariously subversive (or subversively hilarious), a new slang dictionary challenges the sanctity of language by helping us laugh at life.

How "legacy" became our era's most over-the-top euphemism for a something between a bingo room and the grave (and landmines).