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30 Fancy Words That Will Make You Sound Smarter

We all want to sound smarter. With these fancy words, you can take your vocabulary to a whole new level and impress everyone.

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40 of the Hardest Tongue Twisters in the English Language

How many of these hard tongue twisters can you say without stumbling?


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100 Funny Words You Probably Don’t Know

Do you think you have a good vocabulary? We can guarantee you've probably never heard some of these funny words...


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23 Grammar Memes That’ll Crack You Up

These memes about spelling and grammar errors will tickle you're—sorry, YOUR—funny bone!


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16 of the Most Famous Malapropism Examples

Do you tend to masseuse (er, misuse) your words in humorous ways? You've made a malapropism—and everyone from politicians to famous...

What Is the Longest Word in English? Hint: It’s 189,819 Letters Long

Move over, "antidisestablishmentarianism." The longest word in English will leave you speechless.


These 17 “Modern” Words Are Much Older Than You Thought

From "politically correct" to "smash hit," these terms have actually been in our language for quite some time.

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11 Irregular Plural Words That Sound Completely Wrong—But Aren’t

We all know irregular plurals like "geese" and "mice." But have you ever heard of "beeves" or "sphinges"? Laugh yourself...


15 Amusing Stories Behind Common Expressions

English has some hilarious expressions—and their origin stories are funny, too! Find out where "last-ditch effort," "under the weather," and...


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70 Words (and Phrases) You’re Probably Using All Wrong

You won't make these cringeworthy mistakes ever again.


20 Bread Puns for the Next Time You Want to Loaf Around

Check out our fresh-baked collection of hot cross puns! All buns intended!



10 Words That Mean Very Different Things in England and America

We might be speaking the same language, but some words get a new meaning across the pond.


6 Romantic Words with No English Equivalent

Sometimes love defies language. Other times, just English.


12 Thesaurus Jokes Grammar Nerds Will Appreciate

Feeling qualmish, ill, and peaky? You must be ready for a sick joke!


Only English Majors Will Know These 26 Words from the Thesaurus

How many of these lesser-known words from the thesaurus can you use in a sentence?


How Long Would It Take to Read the Whole Dictionary?

There's no one conclusive answer. But that doesn't mean people haven't tried to find one.



Can You Tell If These Funny Words Are Real or Made Up?

All of these words sound pretty silly, but only some of them are genuine, honest-to-goodness components of the English language....


Weird Facts About 7 Punctuation Marks You See Everywhere

Hashtags, ampersands, and pilcrows, oh my! Grammar nerds, #ReadOn


20 Grammar Jokes Every Word Nerd Will Appreciate

Three intransitive verbs walk into a bar. They sit. They drink. They leave.


The 50 Best-Ever Examples of Hyperbole

Are you sitting down? These examples of hyperbole are the bomb!

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Here’s Where Your Favorite Slang Words Actually Came From

Love them or hate them, slang words help us express emotions for which no words otherwise exist. But where do...