That should have said “uncharted”, which means an area that has not been recorded on a map; the word “chartered” relates to another sort of document. It’s a small distinction, but an important one, ...

Rather than staying secluded in his own family community, he expands his world, learning from all those that he meets. In ...

Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4. Each group of words ...

For years, Little Rock writer Kevin Brockmeier has been meticulously documenting his favorite media, amassing an online ...

The dis-of disgruntle isn’t a negation—it’s just adding intensity to gruntle, a variant of grunt meaning “to grumble, murmur, ...

Manifest” has been named Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2024, after celebrities such as pop star Dua Lipa and gymnast Simone Biles spoke of manifesting their success. The term, which has ...

It might make struggling French learners to feel better to know that even native speakers sometimes have difficulty with the language - yes, including the actual president of France, Emmanuel Macron.

This Sunday, the last of the liturgical year, is Christ the king, and comes immediately before Advent. It is a slightly odd ...

The meat and potatoes of any puzzle game, however, are the confounding brain teasers, and The Rise of the Golden Idol is ...

Today, for instance, I needed to know about both William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, medical roles and, um, eBay, sort of. Green was the first to fall: ATTENDING, FELLOW, INTERN and RESIDENT all ...

Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's Cabaret of Cuteness as we examine all things cute.