Jeff Hader over at Inc. has compiled a list of words that are often used incorrectly, particularly in...  ...unications. The list is full of good advice about usage of common words . For instance, "Impact and affect (and effect)Man...  ...the bottom line." Use affect. Read a...

If you read about science on the internet, you&rsq...  ...probably run into the embarrassing misuse of the words “poisonous” and “venomous.&rdqu...  ...orrect—but recently, the definition of that word has expanded to refer to all great apes and their...  ...their ancestors. Instead, you s...

English, like many languages, changes over time. N...  ...languages, changes over time. Not only do we add words , and drop others from everyday usage , but we also see existing words come to mean something different over time. If yo...  ...these, there are probably some on t...