Apples grow on trees, and the government prints money. And words — words come from, well, other words. For example, the Lilliputians of Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels” lent their name to a ...
SHOULD YOU be insulted or delighted to be called a bosthoon? Would you wear a taggeen or drink it? And is it a compliment to be described as carnaptious? While you are unlikely to hear these words ...
Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2024 has been chosen – and it’s one that has roots not only in Gen Z meme culture, but also in Henry David Thoreau’s literary work. ‘Brain rot’ is the term chosen by the ...
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