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Words from Arabic

March 28, 2012

The Arabic influence on the English of science, mathematics and cuisine The Muslim conquest and settlement of al-Andalus came when … Continued

March 28, 2012

Twelve Top Spelling Tips Here is our list of the spelling tips we think you will find most useful. They

March 28, 2012

When two words are confused for one another the results can sometimes be comical, for example when affluent is confused

March 27, 2012

Hindi is a member of the Indo-European family of languages, which means that it is a distant relative of English.

March 27, 2012

Britain was a province of Rome for almost 400 years but when the Western Empire collapsed Germanic invaders brought to

March 26, 2012

Sanskrit: an ancient but still living language Sanskrit, unlike Latin, is still spoken to this day (although not by a

March 13, 2012

A huge welcome, bienvenue, bienvenida and Willkommen to our 501,458 (and counting!) pages of words, their definitions and translations which

March 8, 2012

Expressions. Idioms. Aphorisms. Whatever you call them, they add spice to any conversation. Tossing a few French idioms into your

March 7, 2012

Social networking in French is one of the easiest, most fun and trendiest ways of learning the language while making