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'The ick' and 'chef's kiss' added to the Cambridge Dictionary

Around 3,200 new words and terms have been added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year, including "ick" and "boop".

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From Spanglish to Franglais: What are hybrid languages?

As hybrid languages proliferate around the world, Euronews Culture has been talking in tongues around some of the most popular combinations in Europe.

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Which are the most lucrative countries for TEFL teachers?

These are the countries where you’ll get paid the most for teaching English as a foreign language.

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AI model recommended Black defendents 'be sentenced to death'

Large language models (LLMs) are more likely to criminalise users that use African American English, the results of a new Cornell University study show.

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Will Ireland redefine constitutional language on ‘women in the home'?

Celebrating International Women's Day takes on a unique significance in Ireland this year, as the country engages in a crucial vote on changing its eight-decade-year-old constitutional language on the role of women.

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Completely carparked: Brits have 546 words for getting drunk

In the English language it seems almost any word can be used to describe having one too many alcoholic drinks. There's a simple rule to remember when sober, just '-ed' according to researchers.

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English-learners in UK want teachers to explain Gen Z slang

A new study found 71% of the UK's foreign students want teachers to explain English slang they hear on TikTok. Plus, we help break down some English idioms.

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Oxford's Word of the Year for 2023 is...

Each year, Oxford University Press chooses a word or expression that has reflected the last 12 months and has potential to have lasting cultural significance or provides a snapshot into history. And this year's word is...

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Who is Esther McVey and what does ‘anti-woke’ mean anyway?

The British government’s brutal cabinet reshuffle has reintroduced Esther McVey, a minister without a portfolio who will be tasked with combating ‘wokery’. But what does that mean, and how are culture wars at the heart of the Tory leadership’s electoral tactics?

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The Collins Word of the Year 2023 is...

The Word of the Year reflects the preoccupations of the time...

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Would you Adam and Eve it? Cockney accents are disappearing in Britain

New research has found three other accents are the defining voices of London in 2023

Travel News

Airline crew accused of discriminating against non-English speakers

The crew worked for Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific airline.

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HBO's 'Succession' returns: Here are the show's best insults (so far)

'Succession' is back on our screens on 26 March, with its fourth and final season. What better way to get in the mood than with the show's best insults... WARNING: This article contains language that some may find offensive.

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Mo Māori, no problem: Oxford English Dictionary includes Māori words

The oldest Māori word in this new update is 'whenua' meaning ‘land or piece of land belonging to a Māori person or native land of a Māori group.’

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Weird travel words you need to know from 2022

2022 was a year of change and chaos for travel - here are the words that defined it.

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The Words of the Year that define 2022

This year's choices have struck a darker tone, being dominated by grim world events such as the war in Ukraine and the cost of living crisis.

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Public votes 'goblin mode' as Oxford Word of the Year 2022

The public has spoken! And the winner is… Goblin mode.

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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year is ‘gaslighting’

Merriam-Webster has chosen “gaslighting” as its word of the year for 2022.

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Oxford Word of the Year 2022 to be decided by public for first time

Will it be ‘metaverse’, ‘#IStandWith’ or ‘goblin mode’?

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Scrabble's new words: Know your 'ambigram' from your 'zedonk'?

“English speakers like to have fun with words, and no one does it better than Scrabble players, who make excellent use of words both obscure and common.”