Dictionary of Untranslatables is a word-lovers dream: over a thousand pages of lexical discoveries and mysteries, histories and evolutions. Edited by Barbara Cassin, Emily Apter, Jacques Lezra, and ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy. One ...

Ah, emotions. As humans, we have so many! And yet when it comes to communicating them, we can sometimes find ourselves at a loss for words — especially when we're restricted to just a single language.

We've all experienced the frustrating feeling of wanting to describe something amazing, but not having a word that means what we need it to mean. But who says we have to limit ourselves to English? We ...

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 ...

The Daily’s Grind section is launching “Untranslatable,” a new series on etymology, linguistics and self-expression around the world. Grind editor Matthew Turk shares the background behind the ...

Language both shapes and is shaped by the people that speak it, so discovering the words that are unique to a particular culture is like being let in on a secret. Some of Sweden's untranslatable words ...