Below are 12 Shakespearean words that quietly changed their meaning over the last few centuries. In Shakespeare's time, "cunning" simply meant clever or intellectually sharp, without any shady ...

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Language changes in more ways than simply developing new words. Pre-existing phrases or words have also picked up new meanings, which are now reflected in the dictionary. The word “snackable,” ...

“It makes me mad when people say ‘literally’ when they mean ‘figuratively’ as it does sound stupid and confusing,” a poster on Quora wrote recently. “Is this normal?” In the replies, the top answer is ...

Social media neologisms are assimilating into our language and sharpening our evolving human communication. The Millennial generation is passing, making way for Gen Z, the new generation composed of ...

This research received funds from the Swiss National Science Foundation and Harvard University. Humans can effortlessly talk about an infinite number of topics, from neuroscience to pink elephants, by ...

Meaning associations between words have always fascinated people. Aristotle was among the first to study the connection between metaphorical language and riddles, coining the term metaphor to refer to ...