Fun was first a verb meaning "to cheat or hoax." It came from fon, an old word for "fool." It still retains some of that sense in “make fun of,” but now also means "a merry good time." Fond also goes ...

Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a widely used statistical method in social science. However, many published articles employing SEM appear to contradict its underlying principles and assumptions, ...

Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) pages (or informational hubs) enable your business to respond, react, and anticipate the needs of your audience more quickly and appropriately than other types of ...

Since the mid-1700s, researchers have classified life with scientific names. But some of them have problematic histories and connotations. The botanical community is trying to tackle this issue. Since ...

How often have you asked someone, “Isn’t that ironic?” While ironic is used to describe certain situations, many times, it’s actually misused and misunderstood. To start off, it’s important to know ...

In addition to being one of the most fun words to say—and hardest to spell—in English, “onomatopoeia” probably calls to mind a whole bunch of silly, fun words. Onomatopoeia is the process of creating ...

For many people, the word confrontation holds negative connotations. Often they will say that they hate confrontation or are afraid of it. They associate confrontation with anger, rejection, abuse, ...

The Delhi High Court on December 14 observed that the plea seeking de-registration of political parties having names with caste, religious, ethnic or linguistic connotations has to be decided by the ...

In recent years, the U.S. has seen many name changes intended to remove offensive connotations. In Sept. 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior released new names for nearly 650 geographic features ...

Colours hold a kind of emotional symbolism when depicted in visual art. In a study published in the Journal of Vision, postdoctoral researcher Claudia Damiano at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in ...

Faculty of Management and Economics, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany Especially for the younger generation, climate change is a threat, and therefore, environmental protection and ...