What in the word?

Tongue twisters, delightfully challenging phrases that twist your tongue and tangle your words, are not only entertaining but also fantastic tools for improving language fluency and practicing clear diction. These…

When I was in graduate school, working on a degree in teaching, I was especially keen to learn how to teach reading so that all students would end up loving…

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.” — George Orwell Starting on May 30, Planet Word is launching the first…

Did you know that, in addition to the main features of our galleries — like our stunning Word Wall and enchanting Story Table — Planet Word has interactive touchscreen displays…

With up to about 10 million speakers, Quechua (also known as Runasimi, or “people’s language”) is the most widely spoken Indigenous language of the Americas, and it is an official…

Since 1990, the American Dialect Society has annually unveiled a Word of the Year — a newly prominent word that reflects significant events, societal shifts, and prevailing themes over the…