You wake up on a rainy Sunday morning, buzzing with energy. Your 14-year-old son is out playing football in the mud with his friends, so you jump in. From the window, your wife smiles and says, ...

The connotative meaning of a word is the feeling or idea that the word evokes, in addition to its literal or primary meaning. It's the subtle layer of interpretation that exists beyond the dictionary ...

I'm working on a project for which we need to keep a running list of items. Someone suggested that we call it the "Master Tracking List", and I instantly found that a little off-putting. For me, it ...

Students at a charter school in Worcester, Mass., want to change the label given to students learning English as a second language, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports. Students at Seven Hills ...