In American English, grammar experts prefer "toward" over "towards," along with "backward," "forward" and "afterward," though ...

Set in 990AD Norfolk, Mere by debut novelist Danielle Giles charts the fate of a convent surrounded by marshland called the ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Madhya Pradesh police are now adopting a simpler vocabulary, replacing older legal terms with ...

Whether you’re watching a movie or reading the news, it’s hard to avoid villainous, heinous, wicked behavior—but we all could ...

England loose forward Tom Curry is out of this weekend’s grudge match against the Springboks and Bongi Mbonambi after a head ...

An intriguing motion is before Edinburgh councillors today, calling on officers to spend time writing up a report to explore whether Hallowe’en should become a public holiday.

Susie Dent thinks swearing is a good thing. The 'Countdown' lexicographer is fascinated by the origins of cursing and thinks ...

Countdown star Susie Dent said that swearing is a 'good thing' and can be 'therapeutic' for the body. The daytime TV lexicographer and podcaster is fascinated by the origins of cursing and thinks it ...

As it turns out, there are two options: fiancé and fiancée. When the terms for an engaged partner evolved away from old-fashioned forms like “my betrothed” or “my intended,” speakers turned to the ...

Workers, especially women, come to Europe from the Philippines to look after children and the elderly or to work as ...

"I am tired of everything being a struggle. People who don't have low IQ take their common sense for granted. They don't go ...

Robert McNeil is The Herald’s nonsense correspondent. He denies being open to bribes with whisky. Unless it’s a single malt ...