Brush up on your Latin this Back to School
The UK Education Secretary of State, Gavin Williamson, has recently decreed that as part of the government’s strategy to level … Continued
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New Conversations Day
Conversation had a very precise meaning for Dr Johnson, he of dictionary fame and a conversationalist par excellence. When his
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World Refugee Day
Sunday 20th June 2021 marks World Refugee Day, an initiative by the UN which highlights the power of inclusion and
World Music Day
‘If music be the food of love, play on’ must be the second best-known quote from the Bard. These words
The One With All The Friends Vocabulary
Nearly 20 years after the final episode aired, fans around the world rejoiced as Friends: The Reunion finally graced our
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Say Something Nice Day!
Nada cuesta añadir una sonrisa, ‘It costs nothing to add a smile’, is a Spanish phrase imprinted on my memory
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11 Gen Z words you need to know
We love it when new words become a hot topic of conversation and the last few weeks, ‘cheugy’ has been
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National Limerick Day
There was an old dictionary buff
Whose dog snorted mountains of snuff.
Himself, so we hear,
Preferred to quaff beer,
A brew it found frightfully duff.
Ah, limericks! The verse form that trips off the tongue like no other. Once particularly popular with rugby teams and the forces, they are the one kind of…
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7 Shakespearean words to add to your vocabulary
It’s English Language Day! The annual event where language lovers come together to celebrate the great William Shakespeare and a
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