Butchering someone's name these days is a daily occurrence, as people can't be bothered with those details when trying to create a hot take no one cares about.

Shrey Parikh has been crowned the winner of the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee. See the word he spelled that helped earn him the title.

How do dictionary makers keep track of similarly suffixed words, like those ending in -ism, -graphy, -ness, or -ology? With a computer, it’s simple, but ...

A federal grand jury in April 2026 charged James Comey with making a threat against President Donald Trump and transmitting a crime across state lines. The charges came after Comey, the former FBI ...

CBS Colorado's Lauren Whitney spoke with Tina Gallegos from the Denver Public Library for Book Talk. Inside the making (and ...

Harrisburg area student Vedika Burman finished tied for 79th in the Scripps National Spelling Bee after being eliminated on ...

Shrey Parikh finished third in the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee before making a stunning exit from his school bee last ...

In a slightly funny twist, it’s been highlighted that Google’s AI Overviews currently break when you use words such ...

Seth Meyers schooled MAGA with the dictionary definition of “war,” as top officials and right-wing media pundits insist that the war on Iran is anything but an actual war. The late-night host said ...

In 1699, an anonymous lexicographer known only as “B. E., Gent.” published the first comprehensive dictionary of non-standard English. Although shorter word lists and glossaries of slang terminology ...

“Donald Trump is without a doubt one of the most prodigious liars this country has ever produced,” the “Daily Show” host declared. Entertainment Reporter Jon Stewart had to pull out a dictionary to ...

Comedian Jon Stewart questioned whether President Donald Trump understood what it meant to “obliterate” Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Over the weekend, Trump threatened to “obliterate” Iranian power ...