Food & festivities: the language of Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, is upon us and those celebrating will spend the next two weeks welcoming the Year of the Tiger. To mark the occasion, we decided to take a closer look at some of the vocabulary relating to… Read More

11 unusual 5-letter words to kick off your next Wordle game

If you’ve spent any time on social media over the last few weeks, you’ve probably noticed your feeds being slowly taken over by black, yellow and green squares. Wordle is the name of the game, and this simple daily word game has got everybody playing with language. Given words are… Read More

Spanish word of the week: salsa

This weeks' Spanish word of the week is 'salsa', which is a noun that means 'sauce' or 'salsa'. Read More

National Puzzle Day

National Puzzle Day falls on 29 January. And what’s not to love about puzzles? They enhance alertness and focus, can provide social interaction, and once successfully completed bestow a warming sense of achievement. A recent book was even subtitled Life Lessons from Jigsaw Puzzles. But where the word… Read More

Spanish word of the week: orden

This week's word of the week is 'orden', which is a noun that means 'order'. Read More

The Gouda, The Bad and the Un-Brie-lievable: The Cheese Lover’s Glossary

Cheese, glorious cheese. A popular foodstuff since the days of yore, when humble peasants would enjoy a feast of cheese and bread, there are hundreds of varieties of cheese across the globe … and even more ways to describe it. To celebrate National Cheese Lover’s Day on 20th January, we… Read More

Spanish word of the week: suerte

This week's word of the week is 'suerte', which is a noun that means 'luck'. Read More

Houseplant Week

This week is #houseplantweek. What a glorious thing to celebrate and counter that potential post-Christmas psychological slump. When so little plant life stirs outside, it’s time to turn our horticultural gaze indoors. But what exactly constitutes a ‘house plant’? The Collins definition is broad: ‘a plant that can be grown… Read More

Spanish word of the week: despedir

This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'despedir'. which is a verb that means 'to say goodbye to'. Read More