Have you ever mistakenly used the completely wrong word while speaking, causing weird looks or perhaps laughter? Well, you’re not alone—celebrities, politicians, and well-known fictional characters do ...

The remark made by Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, that “you would never trust a gas supplier that is not reliable” (“EU prepares gas options if Ukraine crisis hits supplies”, ...

American film director Judd Apatow once confessed to Stephen Colbert that he'd been mispronouncing his wife Leslie Mann's name for nearly two decades. He'd been saying "Lez-lee", while she pronounces ...

eople often accidentally use the wrong word in conversation or when writing, and it can be troublesome if it impacts official matters. Using an incorrect word in place of one with a similar sound can ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Luckily for Rep. Marjorie Taylor "Gazpacho Police" Greene (R-Ga.), most late night hosts are taking this week off. But not all of them. "Exhibit A" was Greene and her "rather outlandish claim about ...

"Malaphor" is not a word, but the rebel spirit is in me today, so I'm writing about it anyway. Malaphor is an informal term for an unintentional blending of an aphorism and a malapropism. An aphorism ...

This column strives to be a vast suppository of information about the English language, because I believe that the amount of education you have determines your loot in life. Now, you may think I meant ...

The word is less than a week old, but it has already taken the Web by storm, whisking its inventor Sarah Palin along with it. On Sunday, the former Alaska governor and one-time vice-presidential ...

WASHINGTON: The second group of 42 Indians who entered the United States illegally have been found detained at a New Mexico facility as the immigration issue continued to roil America this week, with ...

*Emily Bearn's Week in the Sunday Telegraph magazine concentrated on the fascinating subject of running a second-hand clothes stall at a village fête. It's a pity there didn't seem to be space for any ...