Some English words resist perfect rhymes. Here is why “month,” “orange,” “silver,” and “purple” are classic examples, with contrasts.

“Quanked” is a Scots word for exhausted or done in. Learn the meaning, a little context, and an easy example you can remember.

Colonel is pronounced “kernel” because English borrowed it through French and Italian, keeping the spelling while the pronunciation shifted.

A cliché is a phrase or idea used so often that it loses freshness. Learn how to spot clichés and replace them with clearer wording.