‘Fake News’ makes the News
If 2016 was the year of post-truth, then perhaps 2017 will be the year of fake news. After all, what … Continued
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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’.
It’s Friday and Lucy Mangan’s back with your new and funny word submissions
So, a general election is soon to be upon us, and already it has brought so much joy. Well, some
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Two-Letter Words to play on Scrabble Day
Any time you play Scrabble against a serious competitive player you can expect them to offer up words such as
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Lucy Mangan is back with your new word submissions, perfect for wet and rainy Easter holidays!
I’m away for Easter with my son at the moment and I am delighted to be able at last –
Pi Day, Empire 2.0, and Oxford Comma: March’s Words in the News
There’s always room for pi, even though it has an infinite number of digits, and March is the month of
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‘Smellfie’ , ‘elpistostegalians’ and ‘moaniac’ – Lucy Mangan delves into your head scratching range of word submissions.
I’m not sure that if you are a North American coyote-wolf hybrid coywolf (submitted by AustinAllegro) is the way to
World Scrabble Champion, Brett Smitheram, shares his top 5 Scrabble tips on Scrabble Day
The name of Alfred Mosher Butts might not mean much to you, but the Architect, born today in 1899 has
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We take a look at the word ‘parity’ for International Women’s Day
To mark International Women’s Day this month, people are being urged to make a ‘pledge for parity’ to remove inequality
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