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Experts believe that the semicolon (;) is in danger of becoming extinct from the English language because of its lack of use. Surveys showed that more than half of...
President Donald Trump’s recent declaration of English as the official language of the US may seem relatively benign. Most residents already speak English and most immigrants are eager to...
Whatever possessed Vice President Kamala Harris to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, it probably wasn’t a desire to inflame arguments about apostrophes. But it doesn’t...
Although the English language continues to evolve and change, ‘stolen’ still means stolen. Four Aboriginal spears that were stolen by British representative Captain Cook in 1770 have been returned...
Three of the reputed English language dictionaries have each chosen a word of 2023, a word which came into prominence, whose use had increased during the year. It is not...
I left the UK back in 1995 to come to the United Arab Emirates. Ever since then I have been convinced that the education system in the UK has deteriorated...
Gulf Today Report Veteran Congress MP Shahsi Tharoor, who is known for his polished English and his use of unusual words, is once again in the news. However, this...
When Olena Chekryzhova followed in her grandmother’s footsteps and began teaching English, she never dreamt the job would lead to a months-long stay at a frontline military base. But that...
Languages are funny things. Even when two or more countries speak the same language, they may sometimes still not be able to understand each other. This can happen in...
Gulf Today Report Some words can be quite tricky, pronouncing them trickier. Take the awfully long word floccinaucinihilipilification, for instance. It is the act or habit of considering something...
