“Not” is a small word, but its effects are large. It can even be the difference between life and death, depending on what a judge or jury decides. The prefix “non-” means “not,” as well as “the ...

Maybe the language lovers who looked up "refudiate" this summer wanted to refute or repudiate its existence as a real word. Whatever the reason, their curiosity made Sarah Palin's not-quite-a-word ...

Pigeons can learn to distinguish real words from non-words by visually processing their letter combinations, surprising new research shows. Pigeons can learn to distinguish real words from non-words ...

The German "non-word of the year" highlights derogatory expressions. Two terms were chosen for 2020: "Corona dictatorship" and "return sponsorships." For the first time, two terms were chosen as ...

“Klimahysterie” or “climate hysteria” has been chosen as Germany's Unwort (non-word or ugly word) of 2019. Here’s why. The expression, which has been used by people in politics, business and the media ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added new words from various languages, acknowledging their common usage in English. These additions include terms from South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, the ...