The secret physics at the core of every syllable, starting with the first words we speak. Human language is an incredible thing: a combination of mouth sounds that we combine into words, sentences, ...

"During the Great Vowel Shift, the two highest long vowels became diphthongs, and the other five underwent an increase in ...

Every elementary school student learns it early in their lives: A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y. Scott Zolak, however, was apparently absent on the day that was taught in his school, and he adamantly ...

Nearly everyone associates certain colours with different vowel sounds, according to a new study. Research conducted by linguists found that most people have a similar idea of which colours and vowels ...

If you save time by texting in shorthand, this game will be a cinch. Art Chung is back to give contestants the ordered consonants of a word, and contestants must fill in the vowels to complete it.

Read about the longest English word without a vowel, Rhythm. Learn its meaning, origin, pronunciation, and examples of other ...

In our popular puzzle, players have six chances to guess a five-letter word - but it could be one of thousands. The player's goal is to whittle down that list as fast as possible and clever strategies ...