Do you cringe whenever you hear the word “moist?” There’s a reason — scientists trying to understand why some people are “categorically averse” to the word say it could be as simple as the way the ...

As expressions go, “gosh” seems tame enough. But when Sali Tagliamonte was a teenager in summer camp, uttering even a more polite version of the word “God” landed her in trouble. These days, though, ...