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Language change and slang
Why the Word ‘Fiancé’ Is Falling Out of Fashion
During my yearlong engagement, I never managed to say the word without feeling, somehow, like a jerk. And I am not alone.
Improve your English
That old bad rule-seeking behaviour
Linguistics is great for making you aware of things you were already doing consistently but weren’t consciously aware of.
Words, technology and language
The foreign words that seem like English – but aren’t
The Danish for a carrycot is babylift, Hungarians call jeans farmer pants and the Japanese ofisuredii (‘office lady’) describes a female desk worker.
Europe’s first ruling on Brexit: it’s masculine, unless you’re Italian
The EU may be agreed on its response to Britain’s vote to leave, but on one key question it remains divided: is Brexit masculine or feminine?
An etymology you’ll love or hate: “Marmite”
The famously divisive spread hit the headlines briefly last week. But where does its name come from?
Podcast
Mr Slang Podcast – Drink
In the first of a new series Jonathon Green and Peter Curran explore the disreputable backstreets of the English language.
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