This video breaks down the most confusing homophones and the English words people mispronounce every day. Quick examples and ...

As someone who works with words for a living I can say that English is drastically underserviced in many areas. So I made some words up. You’re welcome. Still, as someone who works with words for a ...

The April 30, 2026 edition of The New York Times' Connections puzzle (#1054) featured a mix of straightforward and abstract categories. Players grouped words under 'Unnerve', 'Remove with off', 'What ...

Bruce Worden is a scientific illustrator by day and a comic book creator by night. One of his projects, "Homophones, Weakly," is dedicated to visualizing "alike" words that we commonly get wrong.

Here’s a word I avoid: homonym. It’s not that I have a problem with this word. It’s marvelously useful. It’s even fun to say. My problem is I’m just never that confident I’m using it correctly. The ...

What are the shortest words with a given number of syllables? “I” and “a” each contain one letter and one syllable, which is the tightest ratio we could realistically expect. Are there any two-letter ...