Thank you for your column on “that word” (“Have we all grown immune to the f-word?” Editor’s notes, Jan. 21). I’m a fuddy duddy regarding its use. I find it has taken the place of gosh ...

I couldn't overlook a request from a reader to write an overview of people's overuse of over. I found some examples of excess, but I don't think its usage needs a complete overhaul. The prefix ...

As of right now, there are over 250,000 words in the Oxford English Dictionary. Some of them are new. Some of them are old. Some of them graced the front page of the New York Times once, gained ...

DETROIT — You, sir, (or ma’am): Focus, if you will, on a historic, on fleek listicle containing words nominated for bigly banishment. But don’t convene a town hall meeting or get your d… ...

These overused words have officially worn out their welcome Some words are better left unsaid Every year, dictionaries welcome hundreds of new words into the English language. But just as some ...

Overuse this word and seem, like, less intelligent. ... Shellgren specializes in sociolinguistics, or how people use language on a day-to-day basis, and how use of language changes through time.

"I'm just so fulled up!" -- Sandra Hines, 65, Baltimore "I hate to overuse the word 'hope,' but this is the first time I've felt this hopeful since the '60s. . . . I heard we're going to be able ...

Overusing therapy terms like "narcissist" and "gaslighting" in everyday language can be problematic, according to psychologists.