A number of Scottish idioms and phrases feature prominently in a British Council list that sheds light on the evolution of ...

The AI revolution, which has begun to transform our lives over the past three years, is built on a fundamental linguistic ...

In 1982, one of the finest English judges, Lord Denning (Alfred  Thompson  Denning), submitted his resignation as ‘Master of ...

You might feel silly saying it, but croissant is not pronounced "KROY-sant," "cross-ANT," or "KRUH-sant" it's pronounced ...

a common exclamation in Singapore and Malaysia used to express surprise or disbelief, has also made it into the dictionary. “Wouldn’t it be useful for English speakers to have a specific word ...

Taken from the Philippines’ Tagalog language, ‘Gigil’ (pronounced ghee-gill) describes a ‘feeling so intense that it gives us the irresistible urge to tightly clench our hands, grit our teeth, and ...

Thus, being kind generally requires greater effort and time. Kraft described kindness as “proactive” and “care-oriented,” ...

Eight Irish-English words have been added to the Oxford English ... tossed in a bag with spices and commonly served with curry sauce. The OED states that the takeaway option was invented in ...

Today's Wordle answer can refer to a large number of things occurring in a short period of time. Today's Wordle answer is SPATE. Yesterday's Wordle answer, April 20, No. 1401, was PATCH.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) calls them “untranslatable words” – those that do not ... on the OED website on Thursday. Alamak, a commonly heard interjection, was a surprise entry ...