This story originally appeared on Mental Floss. Ghost words have nothing to do with otherworldly apparitions, but they’re enough to scare the headwords off lexicographers. Coined by philologist Walter ...

Ghost words are the invisible words lurking in the shadows of our dictionaries, waiting to pounce on unsuspecting writers and speakers. They are the words we think are real but are actually just ...

It wouldn't be spooky season without ghosts. The otherworldly white apparitions are a standby of Halloween celebrations. But they weren't always the stereotypical evil spirits we see in books and ...