Our brains swear for good reasons: to vent, cope, boost our grit and feel closer to those around us. Swear words can act as ...

John Donegan appeared to have some trouble grasping the concept of a humane society's use of language, as evident in his opinion piece last ...

Although likely a word you know, today's answer is a tricky and not a word you'd likely be using on a daily basis. But worry ...

Australians are outdone by Americans and Brits, both in how often they swear, and in how many users swear online.

Here's today's Wordle answer, plus a look at spoiler-free hints and past solutions. These clues will help you solve The New ...

Poetry and translation are both about picking the just-right word. But reading multiple translations makes an implicit case ...

Svennevig's admission to the centre is an acknowledgment that his research is of a high standard, believes the Pro-Rector at ...

The Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin had words for each other and needed to be separated. The two hugged first but then it quickly escalated as Mathurun pushed ...

Sometimes words are created for specific purposes, but they can become part of a language if people find them useful or simply entertaining.

Julian Barnes is the author of 13 novels, including the 2011 Booker Prize-winning “The Sense of an Ending.” In 2017 he was ...