Noah Webster was the patriot armed with a pen. He defined 12,000 new words in the wake of the American Revolution, using language to establish a new national identity.

Now that you know why ghosts say “boo,” find out a few regional terms for spirits and haunts that you might want to work into ...

Today Merriam-Webster announced the addition of 200 new words and definitions to its iconic dictionary – maybe not a beach read, but worthy of a For You page and nearly as irresistible as street corn.

Here are 60 British phrases that will confuse anybody who didn't grow up in the UK. An earlier version of this story was written by Bobbie Edsor. "A few sandwiches short of a picnic" means someone ...

Of the many attributes that one expects of academics in the practice of whatever subject they choose to study, curiosity is among the most important. In recent years in the UK, research that is ...

The movie also won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film, as well as the awards for Best Sound and Best Film Not in the English Language. Read our review of The Zone of Interest. One of the most ...

This British series sees big-city businessman Gavin Shipman (Mathew Horne) fall in love with small-town Welsh girl Nessa Jenkins (Ruth Jones) through clandestine late-night phone calls.

The word “academic” derives from Plato’s Academy, which he founded on ground that was named after the legendary Greek hero Academos, or Hekademos. And academic was someone who taught or studied at the ...

British orientalist and the first Boden professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University H.H. Wilson was born on this day ...

Russia has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats and accused them of spying on Moscow, it emerged Friday, a fresh geopolitical escalation that was publicized in Russian state media ...

HELLO! brings you the latest news, photos and exclusives from the British Royal Family as they happen. The British royals are well-known for their charity work and public support of numerous ...