English shmenglish. Language shmanguage. The practice of copying a word and sticking a shm- onto it came into the U.S. with Yiddish speakers in the late 19th century, and by the 1930s it had spread ...

The rules for determining syllable boundaries should be applied in the following order. From this order better generalizations can be made. The ordering goes from the more specific to the less ...

There’s a category of trendy names that have “one” thing in common: They are one-syllable girl names. Baby-naming expert Pamela Redmond tells TODAY.com there may be a couple reasons for an uptick in ...

One-syllable boys names may be short on letters, but they can still pack a punch. “There are cool cowboy-inspired names, like Cole,” says Laura Wattenberg, founder of Namerology. “You also have preppy ...

Short, punchy monikers definitely have an appeal for parents looking for memorable names for their baby. And one-syllable baby boy names fit the bill, especially if a new little guy will have a long, ...