Microsoft this week confirmed that it is killing off the Windows desktop application of a free productivity app called Sway. The app was released more than ten years ago and has been part of the ...

As someone who’s originally from Southern California and now lives in the South, it’s not uncommon for me to get Valley girl comments. I have a habit of throwing in a quick “you know, like” or “so ...

There's always that one friend who pulls out random big words in the middle of a casual sentence. To them, it feels natural, even if it leaves others standing around with a puzzled look. It's almost ...

The sight of the slur shocked and alarmed the mother of a young boy with special needs. Kimberly Steffes of Joliet never imagined a sitting president would use the “R-word,” a derogatory term long ...

President Donald Trump posted a series of anti-immigration messages on Thanksgiving, one of which included a slur. In a Truth Social post, Trump used the "r-word" to describe Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

Awni Etaywe is affiliated with Charles Darwin University, Australia - a Lecturer in Linguistics and a researcher specialising in forensic linguistics, focusing on countering violent extremism, ...

When we use words to communicate, we not only have to choose what to say, but also what not to say, and how to say it. How we decide to frame a message can influence how people think, feel, and ...

As Steve Jobs said, asking for help is “what separates, sometimes, the people who do things from the people who just dream about them.” So if you need something, asking politely is effective. (As Mark ...

The president received a tepid response while addressing hundreds of top military officials at Quantico on Tuesday Meredith Kile is a Digital News Writer-Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an ...