Grammarians love to grumble about texting and social media, convinced that every “u” instead of “you,” every “tho” or “luv,” is another nail in the coffin of the English language. Some say that ...

A Russian peasant With this alternate spelling of muzhiks, Jesse Inman earned the record of the highest-scoring opening ...

Have you ever wondered why English spelling often seems to defy logic — like why choir and liar rhyme, but laughter and ...