The political conflict in America, including the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, rests in part upon a language distinction. When does a speaker or writer mean something ...

"I love you so much I could eat you up," a mother might say to her child. Chances are, the mother will be met with a confused and possibly concerned look. What does she actually mean? To grasp this, ...

Literal language is when we say what we mean. Like “The news van is parked outside,” or “Meeting new people makes me nervous.” Figurative language can be anything that doesn't mean what it says ...

So accustomed are we to metaphors related to taste that when we hear a kind smile described as "sweet," or a resentful comment as "bitter," we most likely don't even think of those words as metaphors.

In Jonathan Swift’s satirical novel Gulliver’s Travels, the sea-faring Lemuel Gulliver tries to explain human nature to a member of a species of intelligent and purely rational horses called ...

"I love you so much I could eat you up," a mother might say to her child. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Chances are, the mother will be met with a confused and ...