How the Truth Got Cancelled
For many observers, the 2010s were the decade of fake news. In 2016, Donald Trump appeared to use the word … Continued
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Learning ‘French for Kids with Paul Noble’ (#ad)
I’m not going to lie, I never really liked French. I always thought it was boring and useless and it
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Five new words in Collins English Dictionary, December 2019
Here are the editorial team’s favourite new words and meanings added to Collins English Dictionary online in December. daith Defined
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OK Boomer, Fishetarian, and Baby Yoda: Words in the News
If there’s one thing that never changes, it’s inter-generational antagonism. The current incarnation of generational conflict is between the Millennials
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What does ‘quid pro quo’ mean?
Latin is a famously dead language, but it was busy enough while it was alive that echoes of it can
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Plant-based, Sarawak, and Big Five: October’s Words in the News
A couple of months ago, the Impossible Burger brought us a new meaning of the everyday word, impossible. But, of
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From ‘Brexiety’ to ‘prorogation’: how Brexit has changed the way we use language in 2019
Britain’s exit from the European Union has dominated the news agenda since 2016, when Brexit was nominated by Collins Dictionaries
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The rich tapestry of language provides a varied Word of the Year 2019 list
In a year dominated by contentious political issues as well as environmental concerns, it is hardly surprising that many of
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Collins Word of the Year 2019 shortlist
Climate strike has been announced as the Collins Word of the Year 2019. climate strike (ˈklaɪmɪt ˌstraɪk) noun: a form
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