Reading to your kids can boost their vocabulary by over a million words! LanguageNews April 16, 2019 Reading to your kids can boost their vocabulary by over a million words! Reading aloud to your child can help boost their vocabulary by 1.4 million words according… Rowan Jones 0 Love7
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Dictionary Website Adds Over 300 Words and Phrases for 2019 LanguageNews April 5, 2019 Dictionary Website Adds Over 300 Words and Phrases for 2019 Dictionary.com is the go-to website for many internet users in search of English definitions, synonyms,… Rowan Jones 0 Love0
Commonly misspelled words in the USA according to GoogleTrends LanguageNews March 6, 2019 Commonly misspelled words in the USA according to GoogleTrends To celebrate the 'Scripps US National Spelling Bee', the brain boxes over at GoogleTrends have… Rowan Jones 0 Love1
French writers insulted by ‘growing attack’ on French language LanguageNews February 6, 2019 French writers insulted by ‘growing attack’ on French language French writers have expressed their distaste at the increasing prevalence of English words unnecessarily invading… Rowan Jones 0 Love0
‘Gammon’ and ‘Vegan’ are among Collins Dictionary Words of 2018 LanguageNews November 9, 2018 ‘Gammon’ and ‘Vegan’ are among Collins Dictionary Words of 2018 Gammon has been named Collins dictionary's Word of the Year 2018 along with a small… Rowan Jones 0 Love2
Alternative Word Definitions from British Comedy Legends CultureLanguage October 10, 2018 Alternative Word Definitions from British Comedy Legends Definitions can naturally change over time through usage and societal influences- such is the joy… Rowan Jones 0 Love3
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Lancôme helps tackle illiteracy in young women LanguageNews September 9, 2018 Lancôme helps tackle illiteracy in young women Lancôme have joined forces with the National Literacy Trust to create a new programme tackling… Rowan Jones 1 Love0