Many people interpret the word "theory" as iffy knowledge, based on speculative thinking: It is used indiscriminately to indicate things we know... Theoretically speaking, there is widespread ...

Join Josh and Ollie as they dive into the hilarious and baffling quirks of the English language! From tricky homonyms and ...

Do you know the differences between enormousness and enormity? How about between flaunt and flout? Larry talks with Steve Kleinedler, senior editor of 100 Words Everyone Confuses and Misuses and 100 ...

As NPR podcast hosts and language experts, we regularly hear people misusing words that seem alike but mean very different things. We call them "confusables" — because they are, well, confusing. These ...

OXFORD - Imagine a timber crew idling around their pickups in the moist, early-morning silence of a pine forest, waiting for their workday to begin. A tardy member of the crew pulls up, kills his ...

What are homophones? Is it who's or whose? Is it accept or except? Is it affect or effect? Is it bare with me or bear with me? It isn't entirely surprising that homophones are so often confused in ...

Theoretically speaking, there is widespread confusion about the word “theory.” Right? Many people interpret the word as iffy knowledge, based mostly on speculative thinking. It is used ...