Adorkable. Is that really a word? What about ginormous? Linguists call them “blends” and they’ve been mixing it up for a while.

Somewhere along the line, the formal noun quotation was truncated down to its more casual cousin, quote. Critics complain that’s too breezy. Advocates argue otherwise.

If a box is “still unpacked,” does that mean it’s still full or still empty?

Video: If you’re using the phone, getting the flu, or buying gas, you’re also using slang.

‘His or her’? ‘He or she’? Just how terrible is the Singular They?

A case where it might be fine to break the grammar rules.

What’s the difference between ‘lie’ and ‘lay’? And where did it come from, anyway?

Of all the quirks in English, spelling has to be the most wonderful and infuriating. Case in point: “colonel.”

What do you think about “-ize” words? Many people deplore them, but that probably doesn’t make much difference.