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English language

  • Watch: Mumbai residents were asked what they think about English. Some  answers were surprising

    Watch: Mumbai residents were asked what they think about English. Some answers were surprising

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 27, 2018 · 05:00 pm
  • Is the river male or female? How gendered language shapes the way we see the world

    Is the river male or female? How gendered language shapes the way we see the world

    Ella Tennant, The Conversation
    · Dec 01, 2017 · 09:30 pm
  • Is American English going to take over British English completely?

    Is American English going to take over British English completely?

    Paul Baker, The Conversation
    · Nov 14, 2017 · 02:30 pm
  • Regional language internet usage is where the real growth will be in India

    Regional language internet usage is where the real growth will be in India

    Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
    · May 03, 2017 · 09:30 pm
  • Watch: How 'flavour' and 'centre' became 'flavor' and 'center', thanks to a man named Noah Webster

    Watch: How 'flavour' and 'centre' became 'flavor' and 'center', thanks to a man named Noah Webster

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 11, 2016 · 06:00 pm
  • Beware the bad big wolf: Why you need to put your adjectives in the right order

    Beware the bad big wolf: Why you need to put your adjectives in the right order

    Simon Horobin, The Conversation
    · Sep 08, 2016 · 11:30 pm
  • This animated video on the history of the English language will have you laughing as you learn

    This animated video on the history of the English language will have you laughing as you learn

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 28, 2016 · 06:00 pm
  • How the Queen’s English has had to defer to Africa’s rich multilingualism

    How the Queen’s English has had to defer to Africa’s rich multilingualism

    Rajend Mesthrie, The Conversation
    · Jul 26, 2016 · 05:30 am
  • In defence of English: Blame the Indian education system, not the language

    In defence of English: Blame the Indian education system, not the language

    Akshat Jain
    · Jun 05, 2016 · 04:30 pm
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