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Simple words like "force" and "particle" can mislead us as to what reality is actually like. Physicist Matt Strassler unpacks ...

Many people struggle with learning the English language because there are so many nuanced spellings and usages for different words that don't conform to logical patterns. The hardest words to spell ...

We have the answer for BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "Peter Mark 1779–1869 English physician and scholar [and thesaurus writer]" crossword clue, last seen in the Missing Letter September 17, 2024 puzzle, in case ...

The English language is full of words that grind people’s gears, from gross ones like pus to overused ones like amazing. Here ...

Daggler: Another variant English term for icicle in Hampshire. Eit: In Gaelic, a word referring to placing quartz stones in streams so they sparkle in the moonlight, thereby attracting salmon in ...

Speakers at the Democratic National Convention used more than 109,000 words over four days in Chicago this week. Their choice of words and phrases contrasts the themes and ideas of last month’s ...

we are largely unaware of the everyday English words we use that have Irish roots and for which the English are indebted. There is historical evidence that the Irish of the early middle ages were ...

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