Ancient Greek records contain stories about Greek alphabet origins. Could the Greek alphabet actually have an Egyptian ...

Choosing a name is often a moment charged with emotion and meaning. What if the beauty of a name could be scientifically measured? A surprising study conducted by a British linguist claims that a name ...

Some stories in Greek myths are about battles and heroism. Others are about love and the power of human connection. The story ...

A semester that concluded with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ speech at Commencement also saw the launch of a major online resource for Greek literature that was largely developed at Boston ...

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The English language is a treasure trove of words that not only sound beautiful but also convey complex, nuanced meanings.

We often hear fascinating stories about how things originated: the universe, the wheel, even pizza. But when it comes to the words we toss around every single day without a second thought, it’s wild ...

In 2016, I wrote an article entitled These are the 7 Types of Love, which helped spawn several more articles on this topic. At the beginning of that article, I did say that the seven types of love ...

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Once upon a time, the English language was full of stories with “blossoms,” “rivers,” and “moss.” But these words are disappearing from our vocabularies — and along with them, our connection to the ...

Begotten is a word that is used throughout the Bible in different contexts and with different implications. In the King James Bible, the word "begotten" actually occurs 24 times from Genesis to ...

George F. Will recently named five misapplied words. Here are our readers’ picks. August 8, 2025 at 2:53 p.m. EDTToday at 2:53 p.m. EDT Warning: This graphic ...