Nervous students took their turn in front of a microphone Saturday, spelling words like "whirlybird" and "bilbo." All but one avoided the dreaded bell indicating they had been eliminated from t County ...

Twelve-year-old Sasha Kenlon advanced to the final round when she correctly spelled “gingivitis,” imagining a poster at her dentist’s office as she recalled the letters.

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She tackled the word, droshky, a public carriage used in Russia, to win the local title and the right to compete at the ...

We speak it, we read it, we write it … and we know doodle-squat about it. And more’s the pity when it comes to English, because I find its length and breadth fascinating. For one thing, if English ...

Whether you write in English because you're a native speaker of the language or you're trying to learn it, WhiteSmoke can help. It can take your English writing and make it better by proofreading for ...

Rebel With a Clause” celebrates the improbable cross-country journey of a woman who gently imparts grammar rules to strangers ...

English is becoming one of the most common languages worldwide, yet silent letters in words present a challenge for many ...

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If you have ADHD, you know that the symptoms can range from classic to complicated. You might be well-acquainted with common ...

On the front page of the March 4 edition, Adrian Raeside’s cartoon depicted Donald Trump kicking a beaver, who in response ...