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

About two dozen dogs were removed from the study because they were too excited and couldn't provide clear data. Photo by Vivien Reicher Dogs can’t tell the difference between words that differ by only ...

Over my decades-long history as a blogger, author, public speaker, and consultant, I have come to appreciate the power of words. I often hear that “it’s just a semantic difference” when discussing ...

The dictionary isn’t forever. Here’s the lowdown on why certain words are not in the dictionary and how they got removed. If you, too, have been left puzzled by words not in the dictionary—even ones ...