The Fascinating Journey of the Word ‘Tariff’
Recent news headlines have been dominated by tariffs, and US president Donald Trump frequently refers to tariff as “the most … Continued
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Ten US political terms to baffle Brits
(Updated from 7 US political terms to baffle the Brits, published on 7th November 2020) The United States will inaugurate
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7 US political terms to baffle Brits
The United States holds its presidential election on November 3rd after a long and sometimes rancorous campaign. While observers in
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From ‘mugwump’, ‘Mayism’ and ‘gerrymandering’ – 15 election words you should know about
Do you know your filibuster from your flugie? As the 2017 General Election campaign comes to a close, we take
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Lucy Mangan takes a look at some election buzzwords and their meaning
Every election yields its share of bafflegab – intentionally confusing jargon – along, of course, with all the gab that
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We take a look at the etymology behind the word ‘election’ in the run-up to the UK General Election in June
The words elect and election have their origins in two Latin words: ‘e’ meaning ‘out of’, and ‘lectus’ meaning ‘chosen’.
Brexit, Trump, and celebrity deaths: the perfect storm of 2016’s Words in the News
On 28 December 2016, an independent comedy production company called Friend Dog Studios produced a mock-trailer of the year 2016
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Another day, another handful of terms to add to our ever-growing list of Brexit terminology
New contributor iancim brings us Wexit, which he defines as “the possible withdrawal of Wales and England from the European
We take a look at the etymology behind the dreaded word ‘bill’
Bill The news that Apple is facing the world’s largest tax bill prompts an investigation into why we use the
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