In the fourth of four short language-themed episodes in a short summer series, we look at a couple of crucial words to know when making a sandwich or asking for a refill. Sign up for Membership+ now ...

After a short hiatus, our word of the day series is back with a, er, bang. But there's a good reason why we're talking about this word today. Extraordinary and tough circumstances often lead to ...

The Swedish Language Council has removed the term “ungoogleable” from its annual list of new words after clashing with Google over trademark rights, the U.K Telegraph reported. The annual list, ...

In 2002, "google" was so entrenched in our vernacular that it became the "most useful word," according to the American Dialect Society. In 2006, it was awarded entry into the Oxford English and the ...

Every year the Swedish Language Council releases a list of new words that Swedes are using. One word from the 2012 list has caused a bit of an issue. 'Ogooglebar', translated as 'ungoogleable' was ...

Today brought the news that Google has officially objected to one of the best words that has ever graced this planet: ogooglebar, which translates -- if such a glorious word must be subjugated to the ...