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Language On Writing

September 5, 2018

10 examples of how the English language trolls us

The English language has been trying to trick us for centuries. Homophones are not necessarily homographs,…

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Language News

August 24, 2018

Study Finds Social Media May Be Causing Lower Literacy Levels in Children

A recent study by University College London (UCL) has suggested that heavy use of social…

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Language News Political

July 4, 2018

J.K. Rowling Can’t Stop Laughing After Donald Trump Publishes a Grammatically Incorrect Tweet Boasting About His Writing Skills

It seems famed Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling can't stop laughing after President Donald Trump…

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Inspired by Literature Language

July 2, 2018

When ‘spell it how it sounds’ goes terribly wrong…

Sometimes advice is well-intentioned but doesn't work in all instances- like the 'I before E'…

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Language News

June 22, 2018

Oxford English Dictionary Hunts for Regional Words

The Oxford English Dictionary has launched the ‘Words Where You Are’ appeal in the hope…

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Arty Language

June 5, 2018

Bruce Worden Perfectly Illustrates English Homophones

Homophones are words that sound similar but spelled differently and with different meanings- like bear…

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Language

May 30, 2018

10 moments where the English language tries to mess with you

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about…

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Language New Releases

May 15, 2018

New Book Examines Relationship Between British and American English

Lynn Murphy is one of our favourite linguists as she so often speaks of the…

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Language Quizzes

March 30, 2018

Quiz – Literary Terms

If you were sitting your Literature exams now – how well would you know the…

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Language Quizzes

March 29, 2018

Quiz – English Grammar

Love it or hate it, grammar is the foundation of all those great novels we…

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