Researchers Have Theories As To Why In A Nutshell The study tested made-up words, not actual profanity. Researchers created ...

These quizzes are all about pronunciation — different words that sound the same, words that people pronounce differently for mysterious reasons, and words that almost sound the same but don't (like ...

Which words do we find beautiful? And do beautifully sounding words stick better in memory? A new study led by linguist ...

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About two dozen dogs were removed from the study because they were too excited and couldn't provide clear data. Photo by Vivien Reicher Dogs can’t tell the difference between words that differ by only ...

This week's challenge involves homophones — words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Here Is A Challenge To Hear And Write The Right Answer On-air challenge: I'm going to read you some ...

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We take for granted that many English words have counterparts that sound related, but aren’t. Even though know and no sound the same, their meanings are so different we assume they have different ...

Do you know the difference between synonyms and homonyms? I don’t. And it’s not for lack of trying. I’ve read up on the subject multiple times. I’ve even reported what I’ve learned, writing here and ...

Our brains 'time-stamp' the order of incoming sounds, allowing us to correctly process the words that we hear, shows a new study by a team of psychology and linguistics researchers. Its findings offer ...