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December 6, 2019

Read Around the World: New Zealand to Pakistan

We’re more than half way through our blog series now, storming through the world alphabetically…

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December 6, 2019

Word of the Day – Cuartel

Cuartel (noun) kwa-tel A military barracks in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. Mid 19th centuryː Spanish,…

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December 5, 2019

The New York Times Chooses Its Books of 2019

The end of year lists are our favourite times of year, and over the next…

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December 5, 2019

Word of the Day – Loden

Loden (noun) low-dun A thick waterproof woollen cloth. The dark green colour typical of loden…

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December 4, 2019

Word of the Day – Inquiline

Inquiline (noun) (zoology) in-kwil-ine An animal exploiting the living space of another, e.g. an insect…

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December 3, 2019

Word of the Day – Fubar

Fubar (adj) foo-bar Out of working order; seriously, perhaps irreparably, damaged. 1940s acronym from fucked…

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December 2, 2019

Word of the Day – Capitulate

Capitulate (verb) cap-i-chu-layt Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield. Mid 16th…

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December 1, 2019

Word of the Day – Adjigo

Adjigo (noun) ad-ji-go A yam with edible tubers, native to parts of south-western Australia. Mid…

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November 30, 2019

The Bestselling Books of the Last One Hundred Years: 1981

We started at 1918, bringing you the bestselling books of the last one hundred years.…

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November 30, 2019

Word of the Day – Phablet

Phablet (noun) fab-let A smartphone having a screen which is intermediate in size between that…

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