Whether it's a job or being with friends, big words aren't always meant to be used in everyday conversation. Even if smart people can throw in complex words to show off their intellect, it's not ...

Where can we hide from the effusiveness that is everywhere nowadays? We are swayed by the loud and the gaudy. The jangle, borders on delirium. Our vocabulary has changed, and so have we. Daily we meet ...

Analysis: Altering words in some way to conceal their meaning to those outside the group is typical of jargons the world over In Irish, slang is called "caint na sráide", talk of the street. While the ...