The French for tyres - pneus – is arguably the most underrated French word ever, because, in normal conversation, it sounds like a stifled sneeze. The ‘p’ sound at the beginning starts and ...

Scotland is a wonderful place. It’s British, but not English. Most of the people living there speak English, but with their ...

Compiling a dictionary is a long trek: at every step, a pitfall, a furrow or a rock.” Thus Maurice Druon, the Perpetual ...

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The number of celebrities and fashion designers making wine in recent years has surged. So when those in New York’s natural ...

The work of translators is often overlooked when world's leaders and negotiators meet to discuss climate action. Their sometimes gruelling work helps keep the talks flowing.

The Hebrew Language Academy has the final word on what is and what isn't correct in Hebrew vocabulary, grammar, writing, ...

Closing this year’s CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition, the Countdown lexicographer and etymologist discussed the ...

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Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Teen Vogue dive into the origins of the word “conservative” and what it means in ...

The former All Saints RC School teacher - a pupil when it was known as Bar Convent School - volunteers in British Cycling’s Breeze programme.

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