No matter your opinion on her music, it’s crazy to deny Taylor Swift’s strength as a businesswoman. She’s the Marvel of music ...

Do you say car-a-mel or car-mel? Is your “fire” closer to fah-yer or fayr? There is a group of words in English that can be pronounced with two different syllable structures, depending on dialect, ...

Dialect is often seen as a static feature of personality, but research shows that a person’s dialect (as well as the dialect itself) usually evolves over time. Scientists from the University of ...

He was the main whiz behind a crossword variation for The Times, whose readers delighted in his anagrams and sometimes groan-inducing wordplay. (Try one yourself.) Mel Taub in the 1950s or ’60s. His ...

Mel Taub, the longtime creator of the Puns and Anagrams puzzle for The New York Times — a form that involved wordplay and groan-inducing puns, of which Taub was a master — died on Sept. 14 at his home ...

Latest The Sounds of English: Diphthongs The Sounds of English: Diphthongs - 8 Episode 8 / 08 Jan 2023 This is the eighth of eight diphthong programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds ...

Claims of ‘cracking the code’ of the Voynich manuscript have lost their sheen somewhat over the last few years, with weak cases being presented from all and sundry. This attempt, described confidently ...

This is the eighth of eight voiced consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English. This is the eighth of eight voiceless consonant programmes in our series of videos ...

In a surprising move, Padres manager Mike Shildt has announced he is stepping down from that role, according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego-Union Tribune. The decision was Shildt’s, Acee adds. He has ...

Alex Bregman will be opting out of his contract with the Red Sox, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. He has two years and $80MM remaining on his deal, although some of that money is deferred.

‘Gabriel’ in English isn’t the same as ‘Gabriel’ in Spanish, and ‘Ángel’ isn’t just ‘angel.’ With Spanish names, there’s often an English version spelled the same as (or very similar to) the Spanish ...