English teachers were once satisfied if they could prevent their pupils from splitting infinitives. Now some also want to stop them from using words like “good,” “bad,” “fun” and “said.” “We call them ...

DETROIT (AP) — In the wake of words deemed annoying or worthy of banishment, A Detroit university has offered up a batch it wants back in the linguistic limelight. Wayne State University on Tuesday ...

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Language has such a delightful way of capturing sensations, and one of the more expressive words is "scrumptious." Immediately, it conjures images of something so appealing that it tempts the senses.