Language is weird, strange, wonderful, intricate, innovative, confusing, complex, and most of all, multi-layered. There are so many layers and factors that intertwine to create new pieces of language ...

I'm a parent and teach writing. Watching my kids adopt new slang gives me a window into how expressions go viral, burn out, ...

Annie Ernaux was born in Normandy, where her parents ran a cafe and grocery in the working class part of town. Some of her prominent works are A Man's Place, The Years, Simple Passion, A Woman's Story ...

Learning a new language isn’t easy. It took me four years of high school French to be semi-comfortable ordering a croissant in a Parisian cafe. But, keeping a notebook while you’re learning a foreign ...

Keep a list of new words that you encounter and use them in your writing. Endeavour to make sophisticated vocabulary choices where you can. Metaphor Using one thing to represent another. His coat was ...