Mind Your Language
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Grammar Nazis can cede the high ground. These five grammatical ‘errors’ are not errors at all
We’re all entitled to our grammatical preferences – but grammar itself does not care about them one bit.
Michelle Sheehan, The Conversation
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The irony in misusing the word ‘irony’ is growing, and endangering its real meaning
Sometimes, it describes an attitude, and at other times, a situation. Mostly, it’s used incorrectly.
Roger J Kreuz, The Conversation
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Five common English words we may all be using incorrectly (because mistakes are perpetuated)
‘Gravy’ is not the right word, and nor, it seems, is ‘curry’.
Simon Horobin, The Conversation
Trending
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Ordinary voters flagged Modi speech to Election Commission – and came up against a broken system
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Harsh Mander: Past, present and future – what Narendra Modi’s campaign of hate signifies
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PM Modi’s claim of dramatically enhancing India’s global standing a ‘mirage’, says report
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Linguists have identified the weirdest languages – and English is one of them
This explains why some aspects of English can be so hard to learn for speakers of other languages.
Adam Schembri, The Conversation
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Beware the bad big wolf: Why you need to put your adjectives in the right order
The use of adjectives in English has caused an internet storm – here are the 'rules' explained.
Simon Horobin, The Conversation
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From donkey votes to dog whistles, our election language has a long and political history
Many of the most commonly used election terms have a long linguistic history, stretching from ancient Rome to modern-day America and Australia.
Kate Burridge and Howard Manns, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Why the German language has so many great words
Even if you don't have a word for it, you can make one up.
Bruce Duncan, The Conversation
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Why English language lessons are not the answer to radicalisation in the UK
Beware the security creep into adult education.
Frank Monaghan, The Conversation
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Dinter, bitz and gwop: a guide to youth slang in 2016
The young have a rich, linguistic vein – just don't try and copy them.
Tony Thorne, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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Does ‘translating’ Shakespeare into modern English diminish its greatness?
For whatever reason, objections don't seem to crop up when directors tinker with the setting, costumes and conceptualisations of Shakespeare's plays.
Sheila T Cavanagh, The Conversation
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Japan's problem with refugees goes way beyond offensive manga
A satirical manga cartoon of a Syrian refugee child has had the internet up in arms – but there's plenty more tone-deafness where that came from.
Naohiko Omata, The Conversation
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Leonardo Da Vinci was Indian: Five 'Goodness Gracious Me' clips that explain our desi world
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli stars as Bengaluru beat Punjab to stay in hunt for playoff spot
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav stars in fifth T20I as visitors sweep series
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: In Olympic year, Neeraj Chopra keen to lay down the marker
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Raheel, Dhami named in India’s 24-member men’s squad for Europe leg
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra beats world No 14 Nina Mittelham to enter quarter-finals