How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary
Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.
The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.
'Mischievous,' 'nuclear,' and other words to pronounce with caution.
'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
Comedian ISMO on the complexities of the word 'tip'
How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.
