Back in grade school, words like "onomatopoeia" and "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" seemed insanely complicated and long. Surprisingly, neither of these is the ...

Those of us of a certain age recall when singer and reality TV star Jessica Simpson turned down an appetizer by saying, “I don’t eat buffalo.” Um, Buffalo wings are chicken. The recipe for these ...

You may be trying to be sympathetic, but pointing out that someone looks tired is just another way of saying “Wow, you look like crap!” Nobody wants to hear it, and saying it just makes you sound ...

“I know the longest word in the whole English language,” Jimmy tells Jenny by the playground swings. “It’s antidisestablishmentarianism.” Jenny slurps up the last of her juice box, unimpressed. “Is ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has added more than 20 new words pertaining to Korean culture in its most recent update. Getty; Alamy The Oxford English Dictionary has become the latest piece of Western ...