How many words are there in the English language?
Find out moreHow do you count words? Ashley Wagner discusses the question as part of our video on the number of words in the English language.
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Further reading
Unspellable words? Impossible!
Read moreDoes there really exist an unspellable word? Trying to imagine it, like trying to picture infinity, or four dimensions, is a route to madness.
'Compliment' or 'complement': what's the difference?
Read moreA lot of people get compliment and complement confused: they’re pronounced in the same way and have very similar spellings but they have completely different meanings.
Should you capitalize the word "Internet"?
Read moreThe question of whether the word internet should be capitalized is so passionately debated and rife with controversy that it has its own Wikipedia article.
