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Fact Check: A List of Idioms for 'It's Raining Cats and Dogs' in Different Languages Contains...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 months agoX user @AdamCSharp Claim: A post shared on X correctly listed idioms indicating heavy rain in...
Wordle frustration lies behind Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoThe Cambridge Dictionary has revealed its word of the year for 2022 as “homer”, with editors...
Everyone on dating apps wants banter. But what does that even mean?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAt its most thrilling, banter mimics the buildup and climax of good sex. At its most disappointing,...
The most influential 'nepo babies' throughout history, from the Borgias to the the British prime...
INSIDER via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoDictionary definition of nepotism.iStock / Getty Images Nepotism sparked a debate after Vulture...
I spent a year living in the UK and these are the British slang words I've permanently added to my...
INSIDER via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoI still enjoy a cups of tea back in New York.Zoe Ettinger I lived in London for a year and picked up...
17 Things Americans Say That Non-Americans Hate
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoThere are 171,476 words in current use in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. If you’re learning English for the first...
How has the spelling bee become cool?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoLET’S UNPACK THAT: How the American Revolution led to formal spelling contests – and the spelling bee started a revolution of its own, one that even AI...
From 'hammered' to 'bladdered', study finds Brits have 546 words for getting drunk
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoIn an old stand-up routine, comedian Michael McIntyre once argued that posh people can use any word...
Differences Between Rational and Irrational Numbers
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News UK· 7 months agoIf a number is a ratio of two integers (e.g., 1 over 10, -5 over 23, 1,543 over 10, etc.) then it is a rational number. Irrational numbers, when written...
What is sportswashing? Qatari banker increases takeover bid for Manchester United
Evening Standard via Yahoo Sport· 1 year agoThe English football giants are at a crossroads with offers from what critics say are two ethically...