Referring to certain foods as "bad" or saying that you "feel fat" are just two examples of common fat-shaming words in our society. Carol Yepes via Getty Images As a general rule, phrases that offend ...

Language is a wonderfully curious thing—always growing, always shape-shifting. Even when two people are from the same area, the way they use words can feel like different dialects from parallel worlds ...

You probably constantly hear that communication is key in relationships. For instance, if you think about couples that you know, you can probably differentiate the ones who have great communication ...

There are several words and phrases we’ve all used that can inadvertently diminish our authority and make us sound less than confident. When we say these with any kind of regularity, they water down ...