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From Aristophanes to semicolons, Otherwords uncovers the fun, surprising, and essential role of punctuation in human communication.
Explore the top words of 2024—Cambridge's "manifest" and Collins' "brat"—and how they reflect the growing influence of social media and pop culture.
Scribes of Charlemagne ingeniously wrote two 'u's' side by side with a space in between to create a sound similar to 'v' at the time. As a result, the letter 'W' was worth its weight in gold.
That silent "r" in February makes the shortest month the most misspelled month of the year and one of the most mispronounced words in the English language.