Calling a movie a “tearjerker” could practically qualify as a spoiler, especially in the case of “Terms of Endearment.” Because it is very, very funny. For writer-director James L.

Couples often engage in idiosyncratic communication with the help of idioms, nicknames, pet names and endearment terms. Defined by “context and function” rather than semantic characteristics ...

Paramount Pictures Then there’s the unexpected turn after the halfway mark. I first watched “Terms of Endearment” as a teenager in Houston sitting at home with my cinema-loving mom.

Terms of endearment like "darling," "my lovely," and "sweetheart" are often used by health care staff with the best intentions: to comfort, connect, and show warmth. But some people believe that ...

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For a special Valentine’s Day project about language and love, we’d like to hear the stories behind your or your loved one’s strangest terms of endearment (the weirder, the better).

In the emotionally complex world of dementia care, communication is more than just what we say – it’s how we say it. Terms of endearment like “darling”, “my lovely” and “sweetheart” are often used by ...

Terms of endearment like “darling”, “my lovely” and “sweetheart” are often used by healthcare staff with the best intentions: to comfort, connect and show warmth. But some people ...