THIS week, I thought I would stray into lighter, wittier territory – the sort of reflection meant to raise a smile, not your ...

Hyperbole, similes and metaphors are all types of figurative language that help to make your writing more interesting. They can be particularly helpful for creating an image of what you are writing ...

Literal language is when we say what we mean. Like “The news van is parked outside,” or “Meeting new people makes me nervous.” Figurative language can be anything that doesn't mean what it says ...

The fascinating stories of dying tongues. By John McWhorter Sometimes it’s just a put-down. Sometimes it’s darkly ideological. That’s true of a lot of slang these days. By Nitsuh Abebe The Republican ...