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Mar 16, 2020 · 05:30 pm

The irony in misusing the word ‘irony’ is growing, and endangering its real meaning

Feb 27, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Five common English words we may all be using incorrectly (because mistakes are perpetuated)

Oct 31, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Linguists have identified the weirdest languages – and English is one of them

Apr 20, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Beware the bad big wolf: Why you need to put your adjectives in the right order

Sep 08, 2016 · 11:30 pm

From donkey votes to dog whistles, our election language has a long and political history

May 17, 2016 · 04:30 am

Why the German language has so many great words

Mar 26, 2016 · 06:30 am

Why English language lessons are not the answer to radicalisation in the UK

Jan 25, 2016 · 06:30 am

Dinter, bitz and gwop: a guide to youth slang in 2016

Jan 06, 2016 · 11:30 pm

Does ‘translating’ Shakespeare into modern English diminish its greatness?

Oct 30, 2015 · 08:30 am

Japan's problem with refugees goes way beyond offensive manga

Oct 14, 2015 · 11:30 pm

Leonardo Da Vinci was Indian: Five 'Goodness Gracious Me' clips that explain our desi world

Aug 26, 2015 · 04:31 pm

I speak English with three accents, and I’m not alone

Jun 15, 2015 · 09:30 pm

Twitter expands its anti-abuse arsenal, but has a long way to go to silence the trolls

Apr 28, 2015 · 12:30 pm

If you speak Mandarin, your brain is different

Mar 02, 2015 · 04:30 am

Film world asks: Will Censor Board’s ban on cuss words stop people saying @#$% in real life?

Feb 16, 2015 · 05:59 pm

'Basanti, kim tav naamdheyam?' Sholay’s best scenes, now in Sanskrit

Nov 25, 2014 · 02:03 pm