Back in grade school, words like "onomatopoeia" and "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" seemed insanely complicated and long. Surprisingly, neither of these is the ...

His full name, which has more than 2,200 words, takes 20 minutes to recite and fills seven pages on his birth certificate.

The Australian man with the world's longest name read out his entire moniker -- featuring more than 2,000 middle names -- and ...

The English language is full of fascinating patterns, exceptions, and creative spellings that make it one of the most studied languages in the world. Among these linguistic wonders are words that ...