The divergence between fall and autumn isn’t an isolated case—it’s part of a broader pattern. American English often leans toward shorter, simpler, Germanic-rooted words (truck instead of lorry, candy ...

And so it’s Autumn. Can summer be far behind? There’s a joke. But who is laughing? How many years has it been now? Let me think.....hmmm ... I’m thinking ...

And so begins the long, slow slide to winter. Indian summer allowing. Let’s hope we have one. But did you know the term applied to American ‘Indians’ not the Mahatma (Gandhi) kind? Well neither did I ...

Are you a fall person or an autumn person? When the leaves start to turn and the air gets crisp, you might hear both “fall” and “autumn” used to describe the season, but which one is correct? They can ...

The air gets crisp, the leaves start to turn, and we break out our cozy sweaters. Of course, we are talking about the first day of fall—also known as the season of pumpkin spice and everything nice.

Our language is ever-changing, evolving all the time as words fall out of use or acquire new meanings. We only need to look back at the works of greats like Shakespeare, Austen and Dickens to see how ...