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Opinion: In the French language, ‘inclusive’ becomes a loaded word
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoFrance’s battle over removing gender-inclusive language, pushed forward by officials such as Senator...
Somehow everyone has become a body language expert
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLET’S UNPACK THAT: The internet is currently overloaded with videos claiming that speech patterns or gestures hold incredibly significant meaning, writes...
10 longest words in the dictionary and how to pronounce them to seriously impress your kids (and...
GoodtoKnow via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoChild speaking with speech bubble written on wall, words Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious written...
During WWII, Native American code talkers used Navajo language to create an unbreakable code that...
INSIDER via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoCorporal Henry Bake, Jr. and Private First Class George Kirk, Navajo code talkers in the jungles of...
On European Day of Languages, I dream of a world with no barriers or misunderstandings
Euronews via Yahoo News UK· 9 months agoThrough my work, I've witnessed the profound impact that even basic Arabic language skills can have...
Why 'Homer,' 'Permacrisis' and 'Gaslighting' have topped the 2022 Word of the Year lists
Euronews via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoWhat words have defined the past 12 months? Last year's choices for 'Word of the Year' (WOTY) were...
'Bridgerton' shows that gossip can be destructive – but believe it or not, it’s good for you too
Harper’s Bazaar via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIs gossip good for you?Christian Vierig Gossip gets a bad rap. In Bridgerton, returning for its...
Lost Dr. Samuel Johnson letter discovered in Gloucestershire country house
Cover Media via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA lost letter written by the renowned English writer Samuel Johnson has been discovered among a...
What is the Japanese ‘wabi-sabi’ aesthetic actually about? ‘Miserable tea’ and loneliness, for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 4 months ago‘Wabi’ and ‘sabi’ are Japanese words with long histories, but they are rarely used together in the...
Are you a gardener, or a wannabe horticulturalist?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMonty Don has been goading the Twitterati again, waking up the gardening world from its New Year slumber. This time it’s an etymological issue that has...
