The Oxford English Dictionary traces possible origins to Old High German “halâ,” a cry used to hail a ferryman, and to “halloo,” a hunting call urging hounds forward ...

Language gives us the capability to describe not only ideas, but feelings as well. There are words that describe feelings we ...

Paul’s famous “wedding passage” describes the essence of love: God is love, and, operationally, Jesus tells us to “love one ...

Word of the day Syzygy explains a scientific term used in astronomy. It describes a straight-line arrangement of celestial ...

Below are 25 expressions that have problematic origins.

It's 200 years since the word "hello" was first used in print - though its roots date back to the 15th Century. How has the ...