If we English speakers had more words to describe love—more colors to paint with, so to speak—might our experience of connection and intimacy be different, perhaps even richer? If questions like this ...

“Ohio.” “Brat.” “Cringe.” “Weird.” Coconut emojis. Viral memes are omnipresent this campaign season, distilling concepts, images and ideas into simple, replicable formats that spread rapidly online.

Ann Friedman, 67, is founder and chief executive of Planet Word, an interactive museum of words and language that opened in 2020 in downtown D.C. She lives in Bethesda with her husband. So how did the ...

When it comes to communication, words get it done. Words can sell, excite, inflame, prompt sacrifice, mend hearts, and that’s not even the beginning. People remember leaders for their words. The right ...

Ever tried selling a car called “Corpse by Fisher” in Flanders? Or marketing a soda that “brings ancestors back from the grave” in Taiwan? These stories show us that words are very important in global ...

In a previous post, I examined the psychological power of conjunctions, especially that warm, fuzzy, inclusive conjunction: and. Here we expand our focus to the psychological power of words in general ...