DETROIT (AP) — In the wake of words deemed annoying or worthy of banishment, A Detroit university has offered up a batch it wants back in the linguistic limelight. Wayne State University on Tuesday ...

The word "scrumptious," originating in early 19th-century British slang, describes something extremely pleasing, especially ...

The English language is rich with expressive words that capture emotions in their deepest shades, and one such word is lugubrious. It is not a term you hear in everyday conversation, yet it carries a ...

The list, which is in its ninth year, consists of 10 words its keepers deem some of the English language's most expressive yet neglected. Lake Superior State University last week released its 42nd ...