Every language has its own reputation. While French is widely recognised as the 'language of love', German is famous for its long, convoluted compound words such as ...

How would you describe that constant chatter a child makes at the dinner table? The meaningless conversation that fills a Sunday afternoon? The silly and false things that some people say? “Quatsch” ...

What was once the longest word in the German language, a tongue consisting of many ridiculously lengthy words, is no more. The term ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In an essay describing the loathing that Ted Cruz's face seems to inspire, the neurologist Richard Cytowic resorts to the German ...