And Dr. Seuss is credited with inventing the word "nerd." In this week's video from our sister site, Mental Floss , author John Green explains the literary origins of 43 words.

In the world of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, to hear the tale of the Lorax, you have pay the “Once-ler,” after which, whispering to you through a “snergelly” hose, he will paint you a word ...

In the book, Seuss uses simple words to build the main character’s name, Sam-I-Am. Wordplay, too, helps children understand the rules of syntax, Goodwin said. Nonsensical words can shed light on ...

N is for the nonsensical words that Dr. Seuss invented. Where else but in his books could you find wockets (a creature, in “There’s a Wocket in My Pocket!,” 1974), ...

Milton gave us earthshaking and Dr Seuss invented nerd. Published: 17:00 EDT, 19 July 2014 | Updated: 17:01 EDT, 19 July 2014 . 1. ... Of course, most words invented by authors fail to catch on.

Dr. Seuss is down for the count — Dr. Seuss Enterprises is now in command. After a long, if relatively low-key, jihad against the children’s author by left-wing academics and activists, Dr ...

You might have heard the uproar in March 2021 over the decision to stop publishing six Dr. Seuss books for racially insensitive imagery. While this may not be a tremendous loss to literature, one ...

Dr. Seuss holds a loving and nostalgic figure in our childhood. The legendary author has said many funny and insightful quotes and his wisdom will be forever be etched into our brains. Celebrate ...