They are depressed. Word expert Charles Funk says people have been feeling down in the dumps for more than four-hundred years.

VOA: special.2011.08.07

Bits of paper called "confetti" are often used at parties, so Hailey chose a festive word for her festive music.

VOA: special.2009.12.18

For example, the word circus is used to describe any noisy place with a lot of activities going on.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

And so we can thank the American buffalo that once wondered the open plains for this meaning of the word buff.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

We give the last word to Jamar, the high school student from New Jersey, and his hopes for two thousand ten.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

For example, one word in the native language Carrier spoken in British Colombia means "he gives me an object like the fruit blueberries."

VOA: special.2009.12.02

In nineteen twenty-eight the Levi Strauss company registered the word "Levi's" as a trademark for their product.

VOA: special.2009.12.18

We have sought in word and deed for a new era of engagement with the world."

VOA: special.2009.09.26

On the final day, as he waited for word, he drank glass after glass of wine.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

Richard J. Daley led Chicago - ruled might be a better word - for 21 years.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

The word became alive for her. It awakened her spirit, gave it light and hope.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

The word "safari" comes from the Swahili and Arabic words for a trip or journey.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

It started when Louisiana printed notes with the French word for "ten" on them.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

I could not bear the bees should come, I wished they'd stay away In those dim countries where they go: What word had they for me?

VOA: special.2010.07.18