The acceleration of AI and other 2023 trends

Did you worry quite so much about a robot takeover before the advent of ChatGPT? The revolutionary AI-powered language model burst into the public consciousness in late 2022, wowing us with its ability to mimic natural human speech.  It could do much more than that, actually – need copy for… Read More

Learning Italian: Asking for directions

When you’re travelling around Italy, there is no doubt you will need some information to help you get to where you want to go. Whether you’re in a big city or a small town, it’s always useful to know some basic phrases to ask the locals. In order to ask… Read More

What’s the difference between produce and product?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: produce and product. produce Produce is usually a verb, pronounced /prəˈdjuːs/. To produce a result or effect means to cause it to happen. His comments produced an angry response. The… Read More

French word of the week: non

This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we're focusing on this week is the French adverb 'non'. Read More

French word of the week: jamais

This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we're focusing on this week is the French adverb 'jamais'. Read More

What’s the difference between scarce and scarcely?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: scarce and scarcely. scarce Scarce is an adjective. If something is scarce, very little of it is available. The desert is a place where water is scarce. Good quality… Read More

Words from South Asia for the Cricket World Cup

Howzat! During this month and a goodly part of November, legions of cricket fans worldwide will be watching matches in India like enthusiastic hawks as the country plays host for the third time to the stellar four-yearly ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (CWC for short). Viewing… Read More
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