Learn bow to use prefixes and suffixes to break big words down into understandable word parts. Learn bow to use word parts, like prefixes and suffixes, to break big words down into understandable word ...

If something is “disheveled” or “unkempt,” could it also be “heveled” or “kempt”? So asked Ruth Penticoff of New Milford, Ill. And my wife threw in “disgruntled” and “gruntled.” So let’s explore the ...

Sometimes I think the people behind punctuation rules are co-conspirators in a plot to drive us insane. Then I realize they could be coconspirators. That’s when I know their plot has succeeded. Of all ...

While speakers of English and other Western languages prefer using suffixes more than prefixes, a new study reveals that this preference is not as universal as once thought. Linguistic researchers use ...

They are inconspicuous and usually very short – but they can have a great effect: In the German language, prefixes sometimes succeed in completely changing the meaning of a word. If you read carefully ...