Some holiday words have more than one meaning, like "trim" the tree. And some meanings have more than one word, like "gift" ...

Among the synonym connotations listed for "leader" in the dictionary are "superior," "master" and "ruler." Seriously? Across most of human history, the majority of us had a ruler. In fact, most of ...

You wake up on a rainy Sunday morning, buzzing with energy. Your 14-year-old son is out playing football in the mud with his friends, so you jump in. From the window, your wife smiles and says, ...

The idea that helping others is part of a meaningful life has been around for thousands of years. Aristotle wrote that finding happiness and fulfillment is achieved “by loving rather than in being ...

Even if you’re not a full-blown grammar nerd, you’ll find the origins of these words that changed meaning over time completely fascinating The English language is alive—and like any living thing, it ...