List of All Articles with Tag 'language'

Some nouns only have a plural form, regardless of how we think of them. They are known as ‘pluralia tantum,’ Latin for “plural only.”

A new study suggests the treatment of A-levels makes it harder for NI students to get in.

To paraphrase Krusty the Clown, comedy isn’t dirty words—it’s words that sound dirty. Here are 50 of them.

Tin foil and aluminum foil are not the same thing.

Provides an overview of Sudan, including key dates and facts about this northeast African country.

The words ‘fall’ and ‘autumn’ appeared around the same time in Great Britain, but only one of the seasonal names is still used there today.

From ‘cakewalk’ to ‘no can do,’ the origins of these common idioms and sayings are surprisingly dark.

Provides an overview of Denmark, including key dates and facts about this European country.

After hundreds of hours of negotiations and more than a dozen drafts, representatives of the world's richest nations faced a difficult choice late Friday evening: Accept watered-down language about Ukraine in a final G20 declaration, or have no declaration at all.

Try spicing your fall with a few of these rustic charmers, drawn from the pages of Washington Irving.

Provides an overview of Azerbaijan, including key dates and facts about this state in the Caucasus.

Provides an overview of Qatar, including key dates and facts about this Middle Eastern country.