American English relies heavily on slang that rarely appears in textbooks or classrooms. These everyday expressions are used constantly in casual conversations, workplaces, and social settings.

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Last night’s “Weekend Update” segment explained how SNL benefits from making pop culture a little bit cringe.

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From "dude" to "legit," these terms and sayings date back much farther than you might realize.

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Slang's role is shifting as digital culture spreads and dilutes new expressions quickly. Social media and AI have made slang more mainstream, reducing its power to signal belonging. Inventing personal ...

Once, every middle-class home had a piano and a dictionary. The purpose of the piano was to be able to listen to music before phonographs were available and affordable. Later on, it was to torture ...

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Puma Tzoc was living in New York a decade ago when a friend asked him to help a client who had spent three months in jail. The client spoke only K’iche’, an Indigenous language from his native ...

LONDON − Órlaith Hallahan never sits on the couch. Never wears a sweater. Doesn't take out the trash. Why would she? She's English. Hallahan sits on the sofa. Wears a jumper. Takes out the rubbish. "I ...