Potato/Potahto: a look at English across the pond
As the home language of an erstwhile globe-spanning empire, English has been exported nearly everywhere, and as the de facto … Continued
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Brexit v Bremain: the Language of the EU Ref
Before Brexit, there was Grexit. But while Brexit (from “Britain” or “British” and “exit”) refers to Britain’s potential departure from
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From ‘boggle’ to ‘Michilimackinac’, Lucy Mangan takes a look at your recent word submissions
I am writing this as a flotilla of boats full of men making rude gestures and shouting impenetrable insults at
Lucy Mangan takes a look at some of your recent word submissions
I don’t know about you, but with still almost three weeks to go until the referendum I am already beginning
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“Mic drop”, “bigly”, and “unbound delegate”: May’s Words in the News
Mic drop, the act of dropping one’s microphone (literally or figuratively) as a dramatic gesture at the end of a
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The RHS Chelsea Flower show is in full swing so we take a look at the etymology behind the word ‘horticulture’
Horticulture The week of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show seems like a suitable time to look into the
Lucy Mangan checks out our recent word submissions, from ‘maternity moon’ to ‘ackle’.
After last week’s “peternity/pawternity leave” (the time off granted by some super-civilised companies to people who need to settle a
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We take a look at the etymology behind the word ‘poll’
People across Britain recently went to the polls in local elections, which raises the question, why do we talk about
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#FreeTheP, Beyhive, and “back of the queue”: April’s Words in the News
One of the most unlikely success stories in television history has got to be the meteoric rise of Game of
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