THE English alphabet used to have extra letters that have been lost as centuries went by. While today our alphabet consists of 26 letters, the people of Middle Age Britain had an additional six ...

With reference to Michael Poynor’s letter “Three-letter word strikes chord for lovers of ‘la langue française’” (December 4), English could do with a neuter pronoun. “They” does not do it, and “he/she ...

Regarding the letter "Schools are holding English back" [Letters, Dec. 20] Jayson Kareck, who comments that "Teaching English after sixth grade is useless": I'm 78 years old and attended high school ...

English is becoming one of the most common languages worldwide, yet silent letters in words present a challenge for many learners. Silent letters help distinguish homophones, but result from borrowing ...

Bookmark this story if you frequently play Wordle. It includes a ranking of the most commonly used letters in the English language. How about that Wordle puzzle on May 29? The five-letter answer in ...

THE English alphabet used to have extra letters that have been lost as centuries went by. While today our alphabet consists of 26 letters, the people of Middle Age Britain had an additional six ...