Pleasant-sounding words are easier to remember, according to a study. People perceive words with different sounds as differing in their beauty, say linguists. The new study suggests that the phonemic ...

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Welcome, wordsmiths and language lovers! 📚Do you think you know advanced English vocabulary? This quiz features 32 challenging words & definitions - from “egregious” to “acquiesce,” “ubiquitous” to ...

A swear word is like a linguistic punch in the nose. Virtually every language and culture has them—and virtually every language and culture formally disapproves of them. But that doesn’t stop them ...