Funny idioms have hilarious origins, and their meanings differ entirely from the words that make them up. Read this post to ...

From misspelled words to mistranslated phrases, these unintentional errors end up becoming permanent blunders -- several ...

My husband and I have been called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Holland—The ...

Brits have an interesting vernacular that includes words and phrases that might confuse many ... the "bee's knees" referred to small or insignificant details. Since then, the phrase has evolved ...

From struggling with English to hosting the SBS Learn English podcast, Josipa Kosanovic shares the challenges of adapting to a new language, embracing her accent, and finding confidence through ...

Everyone’s on the lookout for their next clever party anecdote for that awkward pause between the cheese course and dessert (I know I am). The perfect quip at the perfect ...

Words that made the short list for word of the year included brat and resilience which still mean what they’ve always meant. Then there were the “new” words which included ecotarian (someone who ...

The Argentine anthropologist, who has dedicated 30 years to the study of violence, weaves the connections between the sexual ...

So, one of my teacher colleagues and I did a small study using photocopied ... (like “dad” or “pal,” for the English readers), then short phrases or sentences. Another group on the ...

English continues to expand into diverse regions around the world. The question is whether humanity will be homogenized as a ...