“Yinz” is essentially Pittsburgh’s version of “y’all.” It’s used as a second-person plural pronoun, so someone living in ...

I was taught to use “fewer” with countable nouns: “less coal, fewer sacks”. Perhaps the rule could be expressed in a more contemporary form as: “less protectionism and fewer tariffs”.

The original definition of the word “bias,” when it entered the English language in the 16th century, was a diagonal line, and specifically one that cut across the warp or weft of a woven fabric. It ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shane O'Neill of The Washington Post about the word "aesthetic" and its evolution from art criticism and design theory to online speak and the White House.

While 'herd' is the most common term, a group of cows can also be called a flink, kine, or drove, depending on the number and ...

If language is what makes us human, what does it mean now that large language models have gained “metalinguistic” abilities?

A team of researchers from Saarbrücken and Leipzig has examined around 1,700 languages to identify structures that might ...

The word “schadenfreude” is a noun that is defined as pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune. The word ...

If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Saturday, December 20, 2025, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories.

Lyrics of successful songs in the United States have become simpler and more negative over recent decades, according to a ...

Don’t copy and paste the same code over and over again. Instead, create a PowerShell function and save yourself time.

The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...