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 Cathulhu.

Cats can learn words approximately four times quicker than human toddlers

 A list of slang terms popular among Generation Z and Generation Alpha.

What are kids saying? Here is your guide to Gen Alpha slang

 A peacock showing off its plumes at Sultanpur National Park in India.

A menagerie of metaphors: A history of animal phrases

By RUTH BELOFF
 Colorful anemones near Megiddo in Israel.

Say it with flowers: The history of flower-based phrases and idioms

By RUTH BELOFF
 The Manhattan skyline is pictured from the Summit at One Vanderbilt observatory in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., April 14, 2023.

Exploring 'Language City': Ross Perlin's ode to New York's linguistic diversity

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
 Speak English confidently: your path to success

Speak English with confidence: Your path to success

By In collaboration with Bright English
 Old Yankee Stadium showing its left field fence.

In the Olympic spirit: A look at the idioms that come from sports

By RUTH BELOFF
 Batia Shani

When words can no longer express feelings: A glimpse at Batia Shani's new exhibit

By NERIA BARR

I-FAL: The tech venture elevating English studies to new heights

By In collaboration with i-fal
 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, June 13, 2024

Israel to prepare, recruit international Jewish youth for IDF service

Children at Beersheba’s Hagar bilingual school read together

Language development gaps widening among young Israeli children due to gov’t errors, lack of equity

 CHEESE BLINTZES are a favorite on Shavuot.

Shavuot: A 'gouda' history of cheese names and terms

By RUTH BELOFF
 ‘The Marriage of Queen Victoria,’ February 10, 1840 (George Hayter/Royal Collection)

The origins of words and phrases about weddings

By RUTH BELOFF
 An embryo week 9-10

Babies in the womb exposed to two languages hear speech differently when born, study finds

 Hebrew Olympiad - Yuval and Rotem (12/4/2024)

Hebrew language Olympiad celebrates record participation in its third year

 Stay cool. Keep your shirt on!

Sartorial expressions: Where phrases about clothes come from

By RUTH BELOFF

Meet X1: Your Translator for a Global World

By PR
 Illustration of a brain.

Talking speed key to understanding brain health, new study suggests