Discover the story behind the critical milestone in American linguistics. Learn why a distinct dictionary was essential for ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Prime Minister Mark ...

A groundbreaking new monolingual dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge that provides people with a new way to understand, use and learn the Irish language, without relying on dictionaries in English or in ...

A new first-of-its-kind dictionary has been launched aimed at ending the need to understand Irish words “through the lens of English”. President Catherine Connolly was among those hailing the ...

The number of children speaking English as an additional language in the city has risen by a third since 2019. Nearly one in three children in a major UK city do not speak English as their first ...

LONDON − Órlaith Hallahan never sits on the couch. Never wears a sweater. Doesn't take out the trash. Why would she? She's English. Hallahan sits on the sofa. Wears a jumper. Takes out the rubbish. "I ...

A pioneering surgeon who led the first human heart transplant operation in the UK has died, aged 93. Sir Terence English, who performed the procedure on Keith Castle in 1979, died peacefully at his ...

Are your online browsing habits changing? If so, the answer might lie with the answer engine. It is not often that a dictionary takes someone to court. But in September 2025, the Merriam-Webster ...

Have you ever thought that in another life you and your favourite celebrity would be close friends? It is a feeling held by so many, the Cambridge Dictionary has decided to choose ‘parasocial’ as its ...

Cambridge Dictionary has revealed “parasocial” as its word of the year for 2025, defined as involving a connection someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know. Psychologists ...

The term was coined in 1956 when sociologists noted TV audiences developed relationships with show characters PARASOCIAL, meaning the link you feel to a star you do not know, has been named a ...

Do you ever feel like you know a celebrity you follow online, even though you've never met them in real life? Could you see yourself as their friend or think that you'd get on really well together? If ...