An American guest on BBC Question Time was heckled after pronouncing a British slang word incorrectly on Thursday’s (10 ...

A deaf woman has taken to the internet to show the hearing community how the British Sign Language (BSL) translates slang ...

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

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Our lexicographers monitor a huge range of sources to select which words and definitions to add,” Merriam-Webster's Peter ...

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The “camel toe” has reportedly made a major comeback, this time with a modern new name after being dubbed “crotch cleavage” ...

The Beatles mastered many things during their decade-long recording career. But did they master the Spanish language for ...

James Froude, an English historian, sailed to Australia in 1885. He narrated his trip in Oceana, recording how his ship ...

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