The long “e” sound is pronounced the same as the name of the letter “e.” It often appears in words where the letter “e” is followed by a silent “e” at the end, or in certain vowel combinations like ...

Few of us use all–or even most–of the 3,000 English-language words available to us for describing our emotions, but even if we did, most of us would still experience feelings for which there ...

By analyzing words from nearly 2,500 languages, researchers have found that terms describing emotions—like anger and happiness—can have very different meanings depending on the cultures and ...