To finesse these questions, we’ve all developed a sort of email code — gentle phrases that sound nonthreatening and polite but which mask annoyance, exasperation, or downright rage. We all know what ...

Fluency in a foreign language is often thought to be about speaking quickly and using advanced vocabulary. However, researchers reveal that speakers who use common, everyday expressions sound more ...

Words have power, and the phrases we choose reveal more about us than we might realize. Some expressions can signal a lack of critical thinking or intellectual curiosity, even when we don’t mean it ...

I’m going to make a case for embracing clichés, sayings, and idioms in the workplace in 2021. (That’s idioms, not idiots.) My reason is simple. Scratch the surface of some of the most familiar ...

Language learners often assume that using rare, complex vocabulary will make their speech sound more fluent. Research suggests that there is a close relationship between formulaic expression usage in ...