Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many aspects of the English language are confusing or harder to master for non-native speakers. Elkhamlichi Jaouad / EyeEm via ...

Exclamation marks, ellipses and ‘haha’ can’t fix our growing inability to communicate. By Nitsuh Abebe The F-word is no longer the deadliest word in the English language. By John McWhorter The ...

Kathleen Leos, the director of the U.S. Department of Education’s office of English-language acquisition, hasn’t shied away from talking in public forums about English-language learners and the No ...

“Official” is a very English word. It has its roots in the Old French “oficial” and the Latin “officialis,” and now — thanks to a new Trump executive order — describes the status of the English ...

Schools are required to test the progress of their English learners each year to determine whether they still need language instruction services or can exit out of such programs. In close to 40 states ...

Some words spelled the British way are emerging in Canadian government documents. A group of language experts say the changes undermine Canada’s identity. By Vjosa Isai Early access to high-quality ...