DEAR MISS MANNERS: How many “verys” is too many? My wife has a habit of using “very” to such excess that it becomes annoying. For example, “She has a very, very, very loud voice” or “His shoes are ...

‘Rage bait’ is the Oxford English Dictionary publisher’s Word of the Year for 2025. Oxford University Press analysis showed use of the phrase has tripled in the past 12 months. After 'brain rot' took ...

Kristian Shearan was born with a rare, genetic eye condition and said delays to his care have caused additional worry for his future Specialist eye care in Wales has made huge leaps over the last two ...

At Redhill Art Gallery, Onyis Martin’s new exhibition, Too Many Words, unfolds as an expansive meditation on how societies speak—visually, verbally, and through the residue of everyday life. The show ...

SHORT FORECAST RUSSIAN THE SURGEONS. YEAH. >> ALL RIGHT. SPEAKING OF TEAMS OF LESS, YOU'RE LIVING UNDER A ROCK. YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD THE WHOLE. >> 6, 7, TRASH OR WELL. IT'S SWEEPING THE WORLD. THE ...

After briefly escaping from Earth's view during a (very) close approach to the sun on Oct. 30, Comet 3I/ATLAS can finally be seen through amateur telescopes again, though it's impossible to say how ...

Dictionary.com is not exactly a controversial website (unless you ask word nerds), but it has managed to generate a mass old men yelling at clouds event. The site announced its Word of the Year for ...

If you stand on a busy street corner in a city and close your eyes, you’re bound to hear lots of noise. The cars are honking, people are chattering, and the roar of construction never fades — it’s a ...

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