Japan Airlines will swap 'ladies and gentlemen' for gender-neutral terms on its in-flight announcements

Japan Airlines will use gender-neutral terms like "everyone" and "all passengers" from...

The best cheap or free online resources to learn a new language

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21 synonyms that will make you sound smarter

Don't be pusillanimous — use one of these words the next time you want to sound smart.

Airbnb has just added isiZulu, isiXhosa and Kiswahili - here’s what gets translated and what stays in English.

In 2018 alone, Airbnb estimated their direct economic impact at more than R8.7 billion.

30 words you won't believe were added to the dictionary in the last decade

The Oxford English Dictionary adds new words on a regular basis to reflect new cultural...

The surprising effect 9/11 had on the English language

The phrase "9/11" caught the attention of linguists and changed the way we talk about...

15 mind-bending words that have 2 completely opposite meanings

A "contronym" is a word that has two opposite meanings, and the English language is full...

10 words you probably didn't know were acronyms

We use acronyms all the time, and in some cases, we don't even realize we're using them....