For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns. These run even deeper than ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

Two of the top comments on Vanderbrook’s video were related to Gen Z’s apparent incorrect use of another common word. "They use ‘whenever’ in place of ‘when.’ It’s bizarre,” one user wrote in a ...

Many Greeks recall the speeches in English with Greek origin words given by economist and politician Xenophon Zolotas in the ...

Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace ...

Learn the power of words—like “I trust you to handle this” vs. “You should have known better”—to motivate or demotivate your ...

All known human languages display a surprising pattern: the most frequent word in a language is twice as frequent as the ...

The word 'church' in common language has many meanings depending on the context. This is the story ...

Discover the modern phrases that make Boomers want to run—whether that's from family dinners or corporate boardrooms.

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“This common phrase often used by unhappy people puts responsibility on externals, as life is beyond a person’s control,” Dr. Slavens shares. “While life is a lot about luck, unhappy people sometimes ...