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In the last thirty years or so a large number of once commonplace words, phrases and expressions have disappeared without trace from common usage. And with them, too, have gone a …

Diarmaid O Muirithe's column Words We Use was a feature of The Irish Times over many years and has formed a critically acclaimed book of the same name. Words We Don't Use (much …

We use them every day, some of us more than others. They make our conversations colourful and interesting, loud and bright, rich and rare... and sometimes seemingly foreign or …

Wie nennen wir unser Kind? Leon oder Luca, Anna oder Nicole? Woher kommt der Name Frauke? Ist Heilwig ein männlicher oder ein weiblicher Vorname? Seit langem ist »Reclams …

With this fun visual guide, just follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud. Soon you'll be speaking simple German words and phrases well enough to be …

With this fun visual guide, simply follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud: soon youll be speaking French! Ask how someone is doing: Comet Haley View or …

Its simple: follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud, and soon youll be speaking Spanish. This handy, easy-to-read language guide is easy to carry and …

With this fun visual guide, simply follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud: soon you'll be speaking Italian! Ask how someone is doing: "e;Comb Mess …

An elegant and thorough examination of the riches of Sangam poetryIn this acclaimed comparative study, K. Kailasapathy, the celebrated Sri Lankan academic and critic, introduces …

'MAGIC' JO BRAND'HAPPIFYING' STEPHEN FRY'SUSIE DENT IS A NATIONAL TREASURE' RICHARD OSMANWhether it's the distress of a bad haircut (AGE-OTORI) or longing for the food someone else …