October is Octopus month, with World Octopus Day on October 8, of course. The octo- in the name of the month and the cephalopod mollusc means “eight”, from the Greek ὀκτώ oktō. -Pus comes from the ...

Of all the grammar concepts we have, "plural" seems to be one of the most straightforward. You got one thing? It's singular. Got more than one thing? It's plural. But alas, language is always less ...

Toyota Motor Sales finally settled the issue about what do you call more than one Prius. In a campaign started last month during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Toyota declared ...

Do you know how we can turn a singular noun into a plural noun? The solution is simple. Just add an '-s' at the end of the word, and whoosh, the job is done. The word 'house' becomes 'houses', 'word' ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...