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Oh, how I was amused when I stumbled across this post on social media: “Marine Le Pen”, announces the headline, “wants to ban foreign...

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Evidence of multi-cultural communities of ‘Viking’ Cumbria can be seen in the place names reflecting the different languages that were...

Ever accused someone of being deaf: “Are you deaf, or what?” Ever scoffed at someone for being “so lame”? How does it sound when put like...

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I’ll let you in on a secret: I did actually just google how to add emojis to Word documents. I wasn’t even sure it was possible. But it...

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A dystopian classic, a black comedy on male delusions, a sweeping historical work of fiction set in post-war Japan and a spy novel that...

As a linguist, life-long language learner and travel enthusiast, one of the very first things I do whenever I plan to travel abroad is to...

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"Are you talkin’ to me?"... The question needs to be raised, for, ever since their transition from silent to “talkies”, movies have given...