List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English because of mis-, mal-, over-use, or general uselessness Yes, there is a banned words list even in modern times and when you read along, you will realise ...

We list the best free word processors, to make it simple and easy to discover alternative software to Microsoft Word that have similar features. It used to be the case that you had to subscribe to a ...

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If your starter word contains a rarely used letter, rethink your strategy. Here are the most commonly used letters in the alphabet. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture ...

The English language is full of words that seem overstuffed with unnecessary letters, feel like they should be spelled a different way, or just don't make sense. Here are some of our favorites, ...

Use vowels to break words into parts. Do you love tasty treats? So do we! Mrs. Mora helps us to understand how to use vowels to break words into parts and how to read and understand multisyllabic ...

Although we call the language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons “Old English,” English speakers today won’t find much in common between it and the language we have now. More than 1000 years ago, English was ...

We list the best free office software, to make it simple and easy to use a free alternative to Microsoft Word. However, over the years other companies have released rival office suites to help with ...

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Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say "6-7” is “cooked” and should come to a massive full-stop in the new year. Those are among the top 10 ...