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NFL's most foul-mouthed fans revealed — with one NY team barely making top 10 list
October 12, 2024 | 10:05amGang Green Nation cracked the top 10 list for the most swear-happy NFL fan base, firing off 170 expletives on their subreddit last season.
Do you know what the 'o' in 'o'clock' stands for? If not, the answer has been revealed
August 29, 2024 | 2:51pmNow you're in the kn-o-w.
Bulls--t! New York doesn't even make top 15 of the most foul-mouthed states
August 21, 2024 | 2:16pmMore shocking: New York City didn't even rank in the top 50 most swear-happy cities.
Adorable babbling baby spars with sitter over nap in viral video -- proving a point for researchers
July 7, 2024 | 2:08pmA viral video of a British baby arguing with her babysitter in what sounds like gibberish has gotten more than 20 million views online -- and proven a point for...
Babies with bilingual moms process sound differently in their brains
May 22, 2024 | 4:42pmYou may go gaga over this new study’s results.
Why tech-savvy Gen Z and Alpha have embraced the bizarre slang 'fax, no printer'
May 20, 2024 | 4:29pmTheir slang game has rizzen to new heights.
Do you have an inner voice? Here's what it reveals about your brain
May 14, 2024 | 2:24pmThe new term "anendophasia" describes the absence of conversations that most people have in their minds.
Kamala drops F-bomb during event live-streamed by White House: 'Excuse my language'
May 13, 2024 | 3:40pmVice President Kamala Harris on Monday dropped the f-bomb at an event live-streamed on the White House Web site as she discussed how minorities should advocate for themselves.
Gen Z is ditching acronyms like Millennial-favorite 'YOLO' for cool 'DIFTP' slang
April 29, 2024 | 10:30amNo more “ROTFL,” gramps. Sorry.
Animal idioms we can't resist: Why do we say ‘cat got your tongue’ and other popular phrases?
April 20, 2024 | 12:59pmPhrases like 'cat got your tongue' and others have deeper meanings
Here are the surprising origin stories to these popular sayings
April 17, 2024 | 5:10pmPopular sayings in the English language often have multiple meanings — such as "a heart of gold" and "time is money."
The benefits of a bilingual education and more: Letters to the Editor — April 14, 2024
April 13, 2024 | 10:11amNY Post readers sound off on bilingual education in public schools, Caitlin Clark's legacy, and Terrence the octopus' captivity.
You're speaking my language! World's sexiest accent revealed — and it's a stunner
February 4, 2024 | 6:52pm6,000 people from the US, the UK, France, Spain, Italy and Germany were asked which languages are perceived as "most sexy," "most romantic" and "most passionate."
New dialect known as 'Miami English' appearing in Florida, linguists say — here's what it sounds like
February 2, 2024 | 8:01pmThanks God I made the line to pay for groceries.
What is 'TikTalk'? The bizarre Kim Kardashian-inspired accent may be the future of language
January 24, 2024 | 4:41pmTick-tock — it’s only a matter of time before we’re all speaking TikTok talk.
AI replaces ‘woke’ TV translators in Japanese art, sparking online debate
January 16, 2024 | 7:57pmWestern television and anime localizers have recently come under fire for injecting "woke" language into English dubs not present in the original work, prompting some companies to implement AI as...
Teacher's list of 32 'ridiculous' banned words in the classroom sparks debate
January 12, 2024 | 3:36pmThey deemed these slang terms too cool for school.
Body language expert weighs in on fifth Republican debate between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley
January 11, 2024 | 2:14amMaybe practice doesn't make perfect after all.
'Gaslighting' is the most Googled word in America. Here's what it really means
December 22, 2023 | 6:32pmPeople are being gaslit about the definition of "gaslighting."
Hopeless singles are turning to Duolingo for their next love connection
November 28, 2023 | 10:10pmOne groom insists that the unorthodox way he met his wife will soon become standard measure, as people will connect “on every single app that exists.”