Carpe Diem” is the word to wake up to. It translates from Latin to “Seize the day!” If you use this word, you are telling ...

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In ‘Untranslatable Treasures’, acclaimed translator Antonia Lloyd-Jones takes us on a witty, affectionate journey through the ...

The word ‘expire’ is commonly mishandled in two major ways. The first is phonological while the second is grammatical. You are likely to be among those ...

One of the greatest dangers posed by the government’s curriculum review is that it will result in children abandoning ...

Your host in Osaka, Japan, slips on a pair of headphones and suddenly hears your words transformed into flawless Kansai ...

There are two kinds of people who can make or break your creative spirit. The first is the editor who thinks he is a writer because he knows grammar. The second is the piano player who believes he or ...

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“My English small, but my thinking big,” she said as she held her thumb and forefinger close together, almost touching. The class erupted in laughter, not unkindly, and she laughed too.

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Today's word should be a favourite with German learners who understand what an important role copying – and messing about – can play when it comes to learning a new language.