The Coronation: God Save the King!

On 6 May 2023 Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor will be crowned King Charles III in a coronation ceremony dating back, if not to time immemorial, at least ten centuries. Just to be absolutely clear, Charles is of course already King, for the Crown knows no… Read More

Spanish word of the week: alma

This week's Spanish word of the week is 'alma', which is a noun meaning 'soul'. Read More

French word of the week: ainsi

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 'ainsi'. Read More

Spanish word of the week: rato

This week's Spanish word of the week is 'rato', a noun meaning 'time' or 'while'. Read More

What’s the difference between discussion and argument?

This week we are looking at two words which are sometimes confused by learners of English: discussion and argument . discussion function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } If you have a discussion with someone, you have a serious conversation with them. After the lecture… Read More

Spanish word of the week: importante

This week's Spanish word of the week is 'importante', an adjective meaning 'important' or 'significant'. Read More

What’s the difference between experience and experiment?

This week we are looking at two words which are sometimes confused by learners of English: experience and experiment . experience An experience is something that happens to you or something that you do. Moving house can be a stressful experience. If you have experience of something,… Read More

Spanish word of the week: apetecer

This week's Spanish word of the week is 'apetecer', a verb meaning 'to feel like'. Read More

French word of the week: alors

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 word 'alors'. Read More