As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents. Notes: ...

"Unless you are Taylor Swift, it might be time to leave 'era' behind," LSSU declared. Volha Shukaila/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images It’s time to leave your cringe word era behind. Period.

Those are just some of the terms colleges and universities are searching for in their databases to ensure compliance with federal DEI bans and similar directives from states and university systems.

“Irregardless” if you love them, 2023 has been deemed an “absolutely” “amazing” time to “quiet quit” misused, overused and useless words “moving forward.” Continuing its annual tradition, Lake ...

Most major social media companies have rules and tools that control what people on their apps can and cannot see. Generally, they’re in place to track different types of content and keep dangerous or ...

Not all phrases will make their way into the new year unscathed. Lake Superior State University releases its list of Banished Words every year on New Year's Eve, and Americans should consider saying ...

The marking of a new year not only inspires us to look ahead but to reflect on the past and consider what can be done to make things better including our cringe worthy use of the English language.

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

Word lists are the basis of so much research in so many fields. Researchers have now developed an algorithm that can be applied to different languages and can expand word lists significantly better ...