I recently went to the last town in the world that still speaks Old English and I was shocked by how much I could speak and understand. Well okay, it’s not exactly Old English, it’s a rare language ...
There’s a word in the zeitgeist that illustrates the point, in fact – one that has been threatening the laissez-faire ...
Why do we see German and Roman characters speaking like they’re from London? The blame lies partly with film directors – and ...
When the Black Death hit London, England in 1348 CE, it began to affect the English language. Due to the class struggle ...
Wang Guangzhou, associate professor of English language and literature from Beijing Normal University, says that this series ...
My target is the entire, simpering modern English language. I’ve bitterly accepted “impactful”, “holistic” and the metronomic “best practice”. I’ve chokingly swallowed “low ...
A live translation tool could soon enable people to engage in conversations in real-time despite speaking different languages ...
With the Mahakumbh starting on January 13, based on Jupiter's planetary revolution, it seems appropriate to recall some very ...
This line of argument seeks to undermine Jewish nationhood by dismissing its culture as contrived or appropriated. These ...
India is experiencing a cultural revival, with Hindi typography transforming from a simple tool into a symbol of pride, ...
William Hazlitt’s 1825 publication The Spirit of the Age contains some strikingly timely warnings about fake news and abuse ...
From dehumanising abuse to nearly losing her life, author and human rights advocate Sylvia Yu Friedman recounts her harrowing ...