What are the shortest words with a given number of syllables? “I” and “a” each contain one letter and one syllable, which is the tightest ratio we could realistically expect. Are there any two-letter ...

It is possible to affect how someone will think or act simply by priming that person with just a single word, according to a new study that examines the use of homophones in written advertising. It is ...

The three words too, to and two sound exactly alike but have three distinct usages. They are classic examples of homophones — words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings and ...