I wrote two articles regarding antiquated words from 1900 to 1920 which you can read HERE. Similarly in researching various ...

Names like Emma, Evelyn, Eleanor and Elizabeth have withstood the test of time. This post appeared first in Mamasuncut - ...

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Eight Irish English words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, the principal historical English dictionary. Among them is a "Derry Girls" phrase and even a Chinese takeaway that's ...

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They’re short enough that they can be one syllable, but long enough that they can have as many as three syllables.

The origins of these words could tell us a lot about our ancestors and the cognitive strategies they used to name the things around them.

A-hed How to Pronounce the Trickiest English Words: Ask This Frenchman Millions of Americans, the curious and the insecure, consult Julien Miquel for help with words such as Worcestershire ...

Tim Harford talks to Dr Beth Malory, lecturer in English Linguistics at University College London, who explains why so many words derived from French have ended up in English.

World Sanskrit Day 2023: 10 English words derived from Sanskrit. Check Here World Sanskrit Day is celebrated on Shravan Poornima to promote Sanskrit, the world's oldest language, and honor ...

Bungalow, Pundit, Bandana and Mantra are some of the English words that have been derived from Sanskrit. Check full list on World Sanskrit Day 2023.