Learning English can be tricky when words sound the same but mean completely different things. In this video, Claire explains the most confusing homophones and shows how to use them correctly. You’ll ...

Ideophones, or words that sound like what they mean—words whose sound evokes the sensory experience they describe, like swish or twinkle—are easier to learn than other words, a new study finds. The ...

What makes some words easier to learn than others? Researchers found that ideophones — words that sound like what they mean — are easier to learn than regular words. This suggests that some of our ...