In my teenage years, I believed my father knew every word in the English language. Whenever I stumbled upon an unfamiliar phrase, I would run to him and he would explain it with the calm authority of ...

As America approaches its 250th birthday, the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is highlighting the ...

The term “mog,” according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, essentially means “to outclass” another person, though it ...

"Spinster" wasn't always a criticism. Here's the story of how this term evolved from a label for a person who spun wool and thread for a living to an unfortunate, single, older woman.