The English language is complex and apparently difficult to learn as a second language. Wikipedia says that it has over 1 ...

The polar regions are cold, remote and off-putting, but there are thousands of polar words in English – and not just words ...

The term swirling around former FBI Director James Comey is an old one, likely originating as food-service-industry jargon ...

A court has been shown 19th-century documents, dictionary definitions and newspaper articles in a fight over a plan to admit ...

The Foreign Secretary has been “begged” to “save children’s lives” in Gaza as MPs from across the Commons urged him to refer ...

Former FBI Director James Comey is under investigation for sharing a photo of shells displayed in the shapes of "86 47." ...

Trump has worked during both of his presidencies to enrich his businesses, not just for immediate profit, but for long-term gain. Elon Musk, Trump’s unelected immigrant “government fixer,” is also ...

Tanya Sabrina is a stand-up comedian, so travel is part of her job. And if she's like a lot of comedians, that likely means she practically lives out of Airbnbs. And suffice to say, she's had it with ...

Merrigong Theatre Company presents Verity Laughton’s smash-hit stage adaptation of Australian author Pip Williams’ award-winning New York Times bestseller, The Dictionary of Lost Words, at the ...

Hi everyone! As I write this, it is currently May Morning here in Oxford, the date of a centuries-old tradition dedicated to ...

Turn to the front of a physical dictionary or look under the “Help” section of an online dictionary, and you’ll find ...