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We used to be good at it. Scorn was poured on foreigners and their inability to do what the British did so well… queueing.

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Abused as a child and trafficked as a teenager, Bilal Fawaz is all too familiar with struggle. That’s why the ring offers him ...

Colm O’Regan’s entertaining account of the Irish version of the English language is an etymologist’s delight, being nicely scholarly, but it wears its learning lightly, which means it’s accessible to ...

Explore the challenges and initiatives in Tamil Nadu's libraries, highlighting the need to foster a love for reading among ...

Communicating with hand signs has a long history. Researcher Jude Seal examines the evidence for signing in Medieval Europe ...

In the last six decades, many one-hit wonders have blessed our ears, and we've rounded up the top 57 in the US. While some of ...