The real story behind words of Polish origin in English is not only fascinating, but it also points in many surprising directions. Gherkin, horde, uhlan, kielbasa, schlub... The Internet is full of ...

Pokój is a Polish word meaning peace. But it also means room, as the two words are homonyms. pokój is interesting for a couple of reasons. First, from the comparative inter-linguistic perspective, its ...

WARSAW, POLAND—Polish language experts launched a campaign Thursday to preserve the challenging system of its diacritical marks, saying the tails, dots and strokes are becoming obsolete under the ...