Creators of the world’s most trusted dictionaries, Oxford University Press, have been busy updating their children’s ...

The contracted form of "nor'easter" has inspired feelings as strong as the storm's gusts. Its various detractors have called it "a fake, pseudo-Yankee neologism," a "festering sore in today's marine ...

Despite the archaic look of the word, with its folksy apostrophe, the widespread adoption of “nor’easter” is a relatively recent trend.

PeopleWin reports on regional slang across the U.S., highlighting unique terms that shape local identities and connect ...

For the first time in history, language evolution is partly being steered by machines trained on digital data.

Squirrel! My ADHD is so bad that I just forgot what I was going to write in this opening sentence. That’s not entirely true.

The National Gallery’s latest financial woes have brought the possibility of charging visitors back into the frame ...

Wotton’s innate theatricality rendered his diplomacy unpredictable and endears him to the author. Writing predominantly in ...

What do you envision when you think of meekness? You probably see a mousy doormat, someone sheepishly acquiescing to the will of the stronger. When Jesus says, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall ...

Today marks a bittersweet day for Manchester City as we both mark and honour what would have been the 80th birthday of the late, great Colin Bell.Over the course of a stellar 13-year career at the ...

Your friend and you get lost in a crowd. Abroad, far away from home. You're different and you can feel it. This feeling grows ...

Darragh Ennis was sure his friends were calling him up as a prank when he got the call from ITV bosses to interview for the ...