The word “synonym” shows up in print about 18 times more often than the word “homonym,” according to Google’s Ngram Viewer. It’s nearly 13 times more popular than “antonym,” even though “antonym” ...

Good writing is considerate of its audience. You want to think about your reader and consider the best way to get your message across to them. Even in the digital age, the right word elevates your ...

A $2.99 app available for iPhone and iPad, WriteRight is a text editor that, instead of offering powerful Markdown tools or customizable sharing features, focuses on providing synonyms, antonyms, and ...

A plea to keep our terms clear when we discuss nutrients and foods. Protein is a nutrient, and beef and pork aren't even the best sources of it. Reading the New York Times dining section recently ...

Australia is one of few Commonwealth nations not to currently have a treaty or treaties with its Indigenous people, despite ongoing calls for a settlement. The term Makarrata has long been proposed as ...

Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, the Chef and the Rise of the Leisure Class. By Luke Barr.Clarkson Potter; 320 pages; $26 and £16.99. ON MAY 25th 1895 the scandal of the century drew to its courtroom ...

A new definition of contemporary public spaces is necessary, both in their form and design. The old cataloging of squares, streets, and parks has become obsolete. Today we often find formless places ...

Synonym Software, dedicated to bringing new utility and user experiences to Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, has officially launched today. “Hyperbitcoinization won’t magically happen on its own,” ...