Repeating spoken words is a technique familiar to music buffs — the rhythm of the repetition feels like song. Now, scientists think they can explain why. It turns out it has to do with how our brains ...

English is a quirky, often confusing language that's been shaped and influenced by many others. As such, it has a massive variety of words—but here are some we think rise above the crowd and deserve ...

It’s tragic to hear people try to sound smart or educated by using big words. Even more tragic is that people encourage the practice. I guess there’s some logic to thinking that smarter people know ...

Over the course of four albums since 2001, The Decemberists have cultivated a reputation as a folk-influenced indie-pop quintet with a theatrical sensibility and a penchant for flashy, sometimes ...

The English language is full of words that seem overstuffed with unnecessary letters, feel like they should be spelled a different way, or just don't make sense. Here are some of our favorites, ...