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"Pernicious nonsense!" exclaims Professor J. Frank Parnell, the ill-fated nuclear physicist in the 1984 movie Repo Man. It is wonderful little phrase, which is well suited to application in litigation ...

An ancient English cemetery filled with headless skeletons holds proof that the victims lost their heads a long way from home, archaeologists say. Unearthed between 2004 and 2005 in the northern city ...

Sometimes the core concepts of Russian can seem very alien to native English speakers. The fact that Facebook language discussions bombard newbies with boatloads of seemingly meaningless linguistic ...

TV WORD queen Susie Dent has been ‘sarding’ busy – helping to create a range of birthday cards featuring ancient English insults. The lexicographer has dug through historical dictionary archives to ...

Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (1836-1869) Vol. 4, 1847 - 1850 Letter on the Exchange of an Ancient English for an Irish Seal This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section.

A rare ancient breed of English apple is the source of a 'secret' food ingredient that could boost the heart health of millions. It has been extracted from Evesse apples because they are a rich source ...

Meaning “listen attentively,” from Old English heorcnian. Used in phrases like “Hark! The herald angels sing,” often in literature, poetry, and historical speech. Meaning “enemy or opponent,” from Old ...