The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once said "England and America are two countries separated by the same language." That may be true, but they're also separated by food. From what Brits call ...

American English has now had nearly 250 years to cement its independence from its across-the-pond progenitor. Have we used that time wisely? We figured it would be fun and easy to celebrate our ...

Explore the fascinating history and cultural implications of 'fall' and 'autumn,' and discover why Americans prefer 'fall' ...

Larges sheets of uncut toffee with chunks of cut toffee sitting on top. - Timbowden/Getty Images The culinary world has a tendency to use words interchangeably to refer to the same thing when, in fact ...

Now that “Webster’s” has become a household name for any American dictionary, we can lose sight of the man, Noah Webster, and his patriotic vision for the original “American Dictionary of the English ...

It's also got scenery, history and a national anthem no one can sing. Those are just some of the things we celebrate, each time July 4 rolls around. But there's one thing we often forget about, as we ...