Here at Macmillan Dictionary we have made something of a tradition of publishing a quiz about new...
Author - Beth Penfold
Language tip of the week: Corp. or corps?
In this weekly post, we bring English language learners useful tips on tricky areas of the language...
A bad day on the pitch
Following on from Andrew Delahunty’s great blog post last week, I notice that there is also a...
Sport shorts
Just been reading this great article about how journalists, especially sporting journalists tend to...
Words on your mind – acquaintance
This week, many of you have been searching the Macmillan Dictionary for the word acquaintance. I’m...
Winning wordplay
Many people around the world have enjoyed watching the triumphant scenes in Tahrir Square these...
Pick a fight!
OK, not literally. I would hate to think that my little blog was responsible for an increase in...
Words on your mind…hitherto
It would seem that many of you are involved in some sort of legal wrangle at present. The word...
Restful, resting, restive
Ah…rest, we could all do with a bit more of it and yet it can be such a rare commodity in our busy...
Wary and weary
Two words that seem to get commonly mixed up are wary and weary. These two words have very...