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Lena Dunham's Too Much has landed on Netflix, introducing viewers to Jessica (played by Megan Stalter ), an overworked American reeling from a seven-year breakup. A fresh start across the pond sees ...
I wrote two articles regarding antiquated words from 1900 to 1920 which you can read HERE. Similarly in researching various ...
Lena Dunham’s Netflix romcom ‘Too Much’ centres on a New Yorker who gets together with a British musician, and all the ...
The Shoshone language is at the core of Lynette St. Clair’s identity. Growing up, she learned to speak from her grandmother ...
A language expert has now revealed the surprising food words Britons get wrong while ordering abroad - and how you can make ...
Think you’re saying “macaron” or “clafoutis” correctly? These 19 dessert names are commonly mispronounced—here’s how to say ...
America's got talent. It's also got scenery, history and a national anthem no one can sing. Those are just some of the things we celebrate, each time July 4 rolls around. But there's one thing we ...
Discover the 20 U.S. state names that are commonly mispronounced, from Arkansas to Massachusetts. Learn the correct ...
As The Poke points out, a poem written in 1920 perfectly encapsulates the baffling nature of English. In fact, it's so tricky ...
Take ask vs. ax, for instance. There’s a widespread belief that one pronunciation is correct and the other is just plain wrong. To get to the bottom of the matter, I spoke with two linguistics experts ...
Content creator Kalani Smith, who is normally based in Tennessee, revealed three phrases he learnt after visiting the UK.
A uniquely New England word made it into the Oxford English Dictionary on this date 10 years ago. The moniker is generally applied to a certain kind of Massachusetts driver.