A new study has now shown that Johannesburg ranks as the second sweariest city in Africa, and considering South Africans’ penchant for telling it like it is, we’re surprised we don’t feature at the top of the list.
Following a successful summer testing phase, where it became the Times’ second-most played game behind Wordle, Connections is now being launched on their platform.
The word has for ages been pigeonholed as a sign of laziness and stupidity, but research has actually placed a substantial amount of functionality on ‘like’.
Be glad if you missed this word from last week because those that didn’t were full of four-letter expletives.
A few of the words or terms that would usually be followed by “as the kids are saying” actually date back a long, long way.
If you’re a first-language English speaker, you probably take the language for granted. Have you ever stopped to think about just how weird it actually is?
Looking to expand your vocabulary and learn a new insult perfect for our political climate? You’re in luck, my friend.
It’s one of those sayings many of use very regularly, but do you have any idea where the phrase originated from? We’re here to help.
I know it’s a bit too soon to be thinking of Derek Zoolander calling it a eugoogly, but this is right up there with bad eulogies and deserves a mention.
Do you consider yourself a salesman? Would you like people to take you seriously when you pitch your ideas? Well, here is some important advice for you…
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un visited a museum on Tuesday, and afterwards he shared a thought or two with the world about what he thought of America.
Kanye West put his foot in it the other night telling people in wheelchairs to stand up. And obviously it caused a media explosion. And obviously Kanye had to respond. Listen to this…
Ever wondered where those crude swear words originated from? Swearnet founders Trailer Park Boys provide an educational journey through the history of those naughty sayings.
A bunch of new words which are pretty bizarre have been added to the Oxford English dictionary. Check them out.
Shakespeare, whoever he really was, can be given credit for inventing thousands of words that we use almost everyday. He was a particularly prolific wordsmith because, when he was writing his works, the English language was in a state of flux.
The Daily Beast author Michael Keller investigated which words your iPhone will correct and those where no replacements are found.