Did you know that the English word “cookie” is not so English?English borrowed a lot of words from other languages. “Shampoo, ...

Words from the Isle of Man for a traditional open-hearth fireplace, an outside toilet and friendly conversation or chat are ...

The Swedish words for objects that are used a lot in Sweden, like "pulka" for "sled" tended to slip into foreigners' English. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT When we shared our deputy editor, Becky ...

Charles Darwin found inspiration for his theory of evolution in birds’ beaks, giant tortoise shells—and language. “The survival or preservation of certain favored words in the struggle for existence ...