Tmesis is the splitting of a word with another word for emphasis, as in abso-bloody-lutely. Here is how it works in English.

A tiny comma can completely change meaning. Learn why “Let’s eat, Grandma” is correct and how to avoid this common punctuation mistake.

An oronym is a phrase that sounds like a different phrase. Learn how shifting word boundaries creates surprising matches.

Bonfire comes from an older form, bonefire, which originally meant a fire made with bones. Here is how the word changed over time.