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Today's Wordle is perhaps one of the more straightforward ones we've had in a while, but we're conscious that one man's easy ...
If you've lived in Germany for any length of time, you'll know that this word is sadly a fact of life. Because this colloquial term describes a phenomenon that could well be one of the most ...
Investment word of the day: Employee stock ownership plans or employee stock option plans (ESOPs) are incentives beyond salaries, and the allotment of shares gives employees a sense of ownership ...
Teeny Chirichillo won fans’ hearts on ‘Survivor 47’ and simultaneously sparked mass-conversation about his gender identity.
Swedes love waffles. They've even designated a day just for eating them: March 25th. But where does the word våffla come from? Honeycombs and waffles both have similar patterns (Wabe comes from a term ...
Investment word of the day: Earnings per share (EPS) is one of the key metrics used to evaluate a company's profitability. Investors check it to assess a company's financial health and estimate ...
C'est très gênant ! - I accidentally spoke to my boss with the informal ‘tu’ form on the first day. It was so embarrassing! J'ai entendu dire que certaines familles de la bourgeoisie ne ...
Why do I need to know landet? Being ute på landet refers to being in rural areas, like how you might understand the word 'land' in the English expression "working the land." Norwegians also use the ...
Word of the Day for Students: The school morning assembly has a separate section for the new words in English. In that segment, a student tells three to four new words along with their ...
Word of the Day for Students: Having a strong vocabulary is important to build effective communication skills. Students should work on this seriously by learning new words daily. That is the ...
Just say the word aloud and it will brighten your day. What does it mean? Dudelsack (pronounced like this) is one of those German words that's both charmingly literal and somewhat onomatopoeic ...
Tanguy – pronounced ton-gee – is, in reality, a boy’s name. But, following the success of the 2001 film Tanguy, it has been co-opted to describe grown-up children who are slow to leave the ...