Did you know the origin of these slang words? With the passage of time, certain slang terms may achieve broad acceptance and integrate into the standard vocabulary
How does 'love' fare in comparison to 'adore', 'like', 'care for' and 'be fond of'? It is said that Arabic has at least 11 words for love and each of them conveys a different emotion
From 'donation' to 'tip', all the money-related words you need to know In school, it’s called a fee; when you pay the government, it’s a tax; if they give some of it back, it’s a rebate; to the police or in court, it’s a fine, and when you owe someone, it’s a debt
What purpose do silent letters serve? Shashi Tharoor weighs in Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column on English language
All you need to know about the expression 'red herring' A herring, for the uninitiated, is a fish that, if smoked slowly over burning willow branches, turns red and develops a distinctive aroma
From 'Hamlet' to 'The Tempest', how Shakespeare used catachresis as a grammar tool It's another one of those terms only grammarians would know
23 space-related words you need to know A list of terms that many of us might find useful to brush up on
17 space-related words you need to know A list of terms that many of us might find useful to brush up on
All the space-related words you need to add to your vocabulary With this, you can take part in the future discussions about the subject with some familiarity
