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‘English is not a language – it’s just badly spoken French’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFew would deny that English has conquered the world. But the French have always refused to take this...
Indo-European Languages: New Study Reconciles Two Dominant Hypotheses About Their Origin
The Conversation en Español via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Anatolian landscape in Turkey. lay london/Shutterstock The languages in the Indo-European family...
What Does 'OK' Actually Stand For?
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOK's origins are apparently rather comedic. The English language is chock full of abbreviations. While the words behind many of these shortened forms...
What to know about this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoSome of the nation’s brightest young minds are putting their knowledge of the English language to...
What Was Jesus' Real Name? The Path From Hebrew to Today
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWoodcut engraving, published c. 1880, depicts Jesus speaking from a boat. ZU_09 / Getty Images Have...
Could Wales officially change its name to Cymru?
Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoThere is an ongoing debate about changing the name of Wales. (Alamy) Andrew Orchard, Andrew Orchard sports photography A petition calling for Wales to...
The Oldest Known Sentence in the First Alphabet Is Written on an Ancient Lice Comb
Nerdist via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Canannites invented the first alphabet about 3,800 years ago. The letters, instead of...
1,000 baby girl names from A to Z
Motherly via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSerenko Natalia/ Shutterstock Congrats on your baby girl! Expanding your family is a big deal and now that you’re expecting a little girl, you’re...
The Differences Between Regional Southern Accents, According To A Linguist
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSouthern accents have nuances to them. Here, a linguist explains how they came to be and what the...
How to Choose the Perfect Grandpa Name
Parents via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDeciding what your grandchildren will call you is a big task. Here are 111 options. Parents Fact checked by Elizabeth Brownfield If you've just learned...
