British intellectuals enjoy bewailing the influx of Americanisms into the language of the mother country. The BBC once asked ...

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Prince William made several attempts to talk to Prince Harry about his concerning behavior. He wanted his brother to ...

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Around the world, people of Jamaican heritage are starting to reconnect with the island's powerful language – and its complex ...

Stella McCartney’s use of a sweary slogan is the latest sign people are more relaxed about bad language, but it hasn’t always ...

Today Merriam-Webster announced the addition of 200 new words and definitions to its iconic dictionary – maybe not a beach read, but worthy of a For You page and nearly as irresistible as street corn.

The first of the words was estrenar, from Spanish and meaning “to wear or use or do for the first time.” Jack Tuttle, of Hyde ...

There are trailblazers and then there's Phillip, the former England captain now winning silverware managing her hometown ...

This British series sees big-city businessman Gavin Shipman (Mathew Horne) fall in love with small-town Welsh girl Nessa Jenkins (Ruth Jones) through clandestine late-night phone calls.

An English backpacker has found himself befuddled by various aspects of Aussie culture after moving Down Under, from our ...

Smith, who died Sept. 27, was best known to American audiences for her roles in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey. She won two Academy Awards in a career that spanned nearly seven decades.