While long words don’t pose a physical threat, the anxiety they trigger can produce real symptoms: trembling, headaches, sweating. These issues can complicate daily life and highlight how little ...

In several of my past columns, I’ve recommended using the first draft of your letters and reports for your “first thoughts” on the subject and on making refinements on subsequent ones. Today’s column ...

The fear of long words is called hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (ironically a super long word) or simply sesquipedalophobia. It’s a real phobia tied to ...

Initially, I didn’t think I could say a lot about acronyms. I was wrong. An acronym uses the first letters of a few words to form a new word. The purpose is to shorten a long string of words to one ...

An investigation of Twitter messages reveals new insights and tools for studying how people use stretched words, such as 'duuuuude,' 'heyyyyy,' or 'noooooooo.' An investigation of Twitter messages ...