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English-Language Books Are Filling Europe’s Bookstores. Mon Dieu!
The New York Times via Yahoo News UK· 2 weeks agoAMSTERDAM — When Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan was in the Netherlands a few years ago...
Fact Check: Rumor Says 'Rock-a-Bye Baby' Nursery Rhyme Originated from Muskogee Tribe. Here's What...
Snopes via Yahoo News UK· 1 week agoFacebook user Johnny D Baptist Claim: The "Rock-a-bye Baby" nursery rhyme originated from the Native...
2021 census shows English decreasing as main language but masks England and Wales' true diversity
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoMulticultural Tooting High Street, London. William Barton/Shutterstock The latest release of data...
Does Lionel Messi speak English? He’s learning, but at bilingual Inter Miami, he hardly has to
Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoMessi and Co. have transformed an already-bilingual club into a Spanish-first team. And as they...
British Language Is Shifting, Is Code-Switching Becoming A Thing Of The Past?
HuffPost UK via Yahoo News UK· 2 years ago(Photo: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost. Photos: Getty) You’re reading Gen:Blxck, a series exploring Black...
Six books to read this Women In Translation month – recommended by our experts
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 10 months agoHarvill Secker/The Feminist Press at CUNY/Amazon Crossing/Dedalus Ltd/Deep Vellum Publishing/Other...
Why universities shouldn’t mark down international students for using non-standard English
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoRawpixel.com/Shutterstock The English language left its borders of origin in Britain long ago. It...
How ‘1899’ Saved Netflix’s Very Bad Year in TV
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoNetflixAt the Primetime Emmys in September, Netflix’s 2021 smash-hit Squid Game made history when it took home the lead actor and directing drama prizes....
A brief history of the mortgage, from its roots in ancient Rome to the English 'dead pledge' and its...
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 7 months agoMortgages can haunt homeowners. GraphicaArtis/Getty Images The average interest rate for a new U.S....
Francophone Week: The perfect French expressions that will give English-speakers a headache
Euronews via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoFrance is going through the motions at the moment. Protests and repeated strikes because of...