Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since Aristotle, who wrote that humanity was “the animal that has language.” ...

The mark of fluent English-language writers or speakers is the way they effortlessly do away with words mandated by formal grammar — which only impede the quick delivery of their ideas.

When you edit your own writing, you revise or redraft it, in order to make changes, correct mistakes and improve its overall quality. Redrafting is a vital part of the writing process so needs to be ...

Journalism is more an art than a science, never more so than when I quote one sentence of someone’s four-minute remarks. A conversation last week about who gets quoted, who doesn’t and why got me ...

Write the sentences down on paper and underline all the conjunctions you can see. I want to play on the roundabout and on the swings. My brother wanted to have spaghetti for tea but I wanted pizza.

9M Net Profit Jumps by 60.3% to KD 23.0 million Kuwait: Jazeera Airways, Kuwait's leading low-cost carrier, today announced its strongest-ever third-quarter financial performance in its 20 years, ...

Some of Brian Urlacher's fondest memories from his Hall of Fame career with the Bears involve playing in front of raucous Soldier Field crowds. Dubbed the "4th Phase" in conjunction with the offense, ...

4:29 Unheard. Unserved: Nova Scotia woman calls for better gynecological care wait times Mandy Wood is making the most out of the time doctors say she has left. The 45-year-old mother of two says the ...

Mr. Bolton appeared in federal court in Greenbelt, Md., a day after he was indicted by a grand jury. By Minho Kim and Devlin Barrett Minho Kim reported from Greenbelt, Md., and Devlin Barrett from ...