In other words, the subjects of this week’s column are mostly random words in the headlines that recently piqued my interest. I hope you find them interesting as well.

Interesting words and Americanisms in our language Posted 30 Jun 2022 30 Jun 2022 Thu 30 Jun 2022 at 3:31am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for ...

From acquihire to humanzee, Erin McKean looks back at new and interesting words that appeared in The Wall Street Journal in 2011. A field guide to unusual words in this week's Wall Street Journal.

Do Inuit languages really have many words for snow? The most interesting finds from our study of 616 languages. Story by Charles Kemp, Ekaterina Vylomova Temuulen Khishigsuren, Terry Regier ...

Palta pronounced in Quechua means also to the form of the fruit. There are many words that are or have the same meaning in all languages. All babies say first Tata, mama. I find interesting to read ...

Chingona is an interesting word. The root word of the verb is vulgar. But when used as a noun or as an adjective, it’s not, according to some Spanish speakers and those who use it.

Can you think of alternative words that you could use for each – words that are more precise, lively or interesting? Consider what the reader should feel about the place, person or topic that ...

The Spanish words in the first column resemble the English ones in the third column, but have different meanings. Gracias a Susana Hernández Araico, Ph. D., por comprobar esta lista.

A word of encouragement or demand in Spanish meaning "go ahead" or "give it,"dale is the Cuban-American rapper's semi-official slogan, his perpetual hashtag, his "YOLO," if you will.