The mark of fluent English-language writers or speakers is the way they effortlessly do away with words mandated by formal grammar — which only impede the quick delivery of their ideas.

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Katie Martin hosts a panel with guests David McWilliams, founder of the Kilkenomics Festival, and Brown University professor ...

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Grammar expert June Casagrande tackles the use of hyphens with a close look at eight multiword terms that writers sometimes get wrong.

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Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies, is banging the drum to warn us about the coming of the Antichrist spoken of in the Bible. In essays, interviews and ...

The word “bucolic” has two definitions relating to the countryside. The first, and more commonly used one, is an adjective defined as relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country ...

Kafka’s late story about a philosopher dog, like most of his stories about animals, is really about our lost humanity.

The latest from Iranian writer-director-dissident Jafar Panahi captivates with serious drama and sneaky humor.