What’s the difference between petrol and gas?
This week we are looking at some words which can be used differently in British and American English: petrol and … Continued
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French word of the week: encore
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 ‘encore’.
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What’s the difference between café and coffee?
This week we are looking at two words which are sometimes confused: café and coffee. café A café is a place where
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Spanish word of the week: cariño
This week’s Spanish word of the week is ‘cariño’, a noun meaning ‘affection’.
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French word of the week: éclater
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 verb ‘éclater’.
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Brummie and proud of it: 15 bostin words
With the Commonwealth Games taking place there between 28th July and 8th August, the UK’s second city finds itself in
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Let the games begin: Tracking the etymology of the Commonwealth Games
It’s a year of sport ahead! We’re kicking off with the Commonwealth Games, an annual multi-sport international competition held every
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Brush up! 5 archaeological gems
Whether your first introduction to the world of archaeology was the classroom or Jurassic Park, the ability to study the
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What’s the difference between pants and shorts?
This week we are looking at some words that are used differently in British and American English: pants and shorts.
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