English language
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This is the best word to start Wordle with, according to a language researcher
David Sidhu, The Conversation
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Codecracking and competition: Why the online world has fallen in love with the word puzzle Wordle
Erin Sebo, The Conversation
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If you liked Netflix’s ‘The Chair’, read these four novels set in English departments
Lucas Thompson, The Conversation
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Debunked: Five myths about what standard English is – and what it isn’t
Willem Hollmann, The Conversation
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Watch: ‘Neighbourhood Teacher’ shows how language and words reveal casteist mentality
Scroll Staff
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Grammar Nazis can cede the high ground. These five grammatical ‘errors’ are not errors at all
Michelle Sheehan, The Conversation
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The irony in misusing the word ‘irony’ is growing, and endangering its real meaning
Roger J Kreuz, The Conversation
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Five common English words we may all be using incorrectly (because mistakes are perpetuated)
Simon Horobin, The Conversation
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How two young global desis learnt to make English their own language in India
Kalpana Mohan
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Merriam-Webster adds non-binary pronoun ‘they’ to the dictionary
Scroll Staff
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Millennialspeak: ‘Like’ is not a lazy linguistic filler. The word has, like, a grammar of its own
Rebecca Woods, The Conversation
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Wimmen, meen and greeve: How Noah Webster tried to create a truly American English dictionary
Peter Martin, Aeon
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Linguists have identified the weirdest languages – and English is one of them
Adam Schembri, The Conversation
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Watch: This social experiment suggests many Indians think better of those who speak English well
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Mumbai residents were asked what they think about English. Some answers were surprising
Scroll Staff
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Is the river male or female? How gendered language shapes the way we see the world
Ella Tennant, The Conversation
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Is American English going to take over British English completely?
Paul Baker, The Conversation
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Regional language internet usage is where the real growth will be in India
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Watch: How 'flavour' and 'centre' became 'flavor' and 'center', thanks to a man named Noah Webster
Scroll Staff
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Beware the bad big wolf: Why you need to put your adjectives in the right order
Simon Horobin, The Conversation