There's a clever and delightful little Swenglish play on words: "It's not the fart that kills, it's the smell." Why is it clever? Well, the word 'fart' is Swedish for 'speed' and the word 'smäll' ...

In the fourth of four short language-themed episodes in a short summer series, we look at a couple of crucial words to know when making a sandwich or asking for a refill. Sign up for Membership+ now ...

Today brought the news that Google has officially objected to one of the best words that has ever graced this planet: ogooglebar, which translates -- if such a glorious word must be subjugated to the ...

Every year the Swedish Language Council releases a list of new words that Swedes are using. One word from the 2012 list has caused a bit of an issue. 'Ogooglebar', translated as 'ungoogleable' was ...