In the ensuing years the meaning of the word expanded ... Friday was, in Old English, Frigedæg, named for a Germanic goddess of love. Walruses have their own interesting etymology, though ...

Generally, the word’s meaning has narrowed to refer only ... just to keep things interesting. In Old English, “pretty” meant crafty and cunning. Later, it took on a more positive connotation ...

The word “synonym” shows up in print about 18 times more often than the word “homonym,” according to Google’s Ngram Viewer. It’s nearly 13 times more popular than “antonym,” even ...

Language is always changing and evolving. New slang emerges with each generation, and sometimes the original meanings of ...

The word "run" is anticipated to have approximately 645 different meanings in the next Oxford English Dictionary ... by the force of gravity" — it's interesting to note that "fall" is also ...

But more interesting than the new words, I think, are the old words that have gotten new meanings: words such as “cloud” and “tablet” and “catfish,” with very long pre-Internet histories.

He writes about how the English language has evolved in his new book, Words ... has interesting little wrinkles as long as they don't interfere with comprehension. Silly. Silly starts out meaning ...

meaning one who advises, urges or encourages. That word has its own roots, according to the Oxford English Dicitionary, in words meaning “to give counsel” and “to urge, promote, incite to ...