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October 7, 2020

Linguistic almanac released with host of typos

A lexicography book written by TV's Susie Dent has been released with a host of…

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May 26, 2020

Artificial intelligence is creating new words and definitions

Artificial intelligence has been programmed to create new words with new definitions. The elves from…

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Culture Language News

December 17, 2019

A 16th century farmhouse holds an important library

Some of the most important books in Welsh history are held in a 16th century…

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Language News

December 13, 2019

‘They’ is named as Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year.

Merriam-Webster wordsmiths have announced 'They' - the personal pronoun - as their word of the…

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Language News

November 20, 2019

10 words you didn’t know came from Arabic

Arabic is a beautiful language and considered one of the most ancient and diverse. Spoken…

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Language News

November 10, 2019

Collins Dictionary Names ‘Climate Strike’ as Word of the Year

In a year that has been rife with headlines concerning the ever increasing threat of…

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Language On Writing

November 7, 2019

Confirmation that the art of proofreading is dead

Proofreading is such an important skill and one not utilised as often as it perhaps…

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Culture Language News

October 16, 2019

Top Ten Slang Words of 2019

Slang spreads so much faster than it used to due to social media influencing how…

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Authors Language News

September 18, 2019

The Private Lives of Authors: Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson was born on the 18th of September, 1709 in the family home above…

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Language News On Writing

September 14, 2019

The love-hate relationship with clichés in fiction

Clichés in fiction can be unoriginal phrases, obvious plot points, or unsurprising 'twists', inducing groans…

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