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‘English is not a language – it’s just badly spoken French’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFew would deny that English has conquered the world. But the French have always refused to take this...
11 Language Books That Won’t Bore You
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBuzzFeed News The BuzzFeed copy desk is obviously obsessed with all things grammar, style, and editing. Here are some of our favorite books on language....
New evidence provides ‘unambiguous proof’ 12th century archbishop was a saint
Press Association News via AOL· 3 months agoNew evidence has been discovered of a lost English saint. An entry in a 15th century manuscript has...
Is a preposition something you can end a sentence with?
Scripps News via AOL· 2 months agoMerriam-Webster's website is shown. There were a few things drilled into our heads back in English...
Abortion is the word of the hour. But where did it come from?
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAbortion, in addition to being the hot topic in the news cycle after the leak of a draft Supreme...
Refugee students in Oklahoma getting different levels of federal support
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhen fifth-grader Mohammed Fáizy walked into his Tulsa school, just months after fleeing...
Cathleen Schine on Sigrid Nunez, 'Pride and Prejudice,' and The Book That Grew On Her
Elle via Yahoo News· 2 months agoShelf Life: Cathleen SchinePORTRAIT BY Karen Tapia / ILLUSTRATION BY YOUSRA ATTIA Welcome to Shelf...
Fact Check: Rumors Claim 'Alcohol' Originates from an Arabic Word for 'Body-Eating Spirit.' Here Are...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMx. Granger/Wikimedia Commons Claim: The origins of the word "alcohol" come from the Arabic term...
David Murdock Column: On turning off the electronic world for a while
The Gadsden Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSo, on a whim last weekend, I turned off most of my electronic devices for 24 hours. I left the...
Fact Check: The Word 'Gauze' Sounds Similar to 'Gaza.' Linguists Say That's Probably No Accident
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGetty Images Claim: The word "gauze," woven fabric used for medical purposes, originated from Gaza,...