Noah Webster was the patriot armed with a pen. He defined 12,000 new words in the wake of the American Revolution, using language to establish a new national identity.

Here are 60 British phrases that will confuse anybody who didn't grow up in the UK. An earlier version of this story was written by Bobbie Edsor. "A few sandwiches short of a picnic" means someone ...

Today Merriam-Webster announced the addition of 200 new words and definitions to its iconic dictionary – maybe not a beach read, but worthy of a For You page and nearly as irresistible as street corn.

Of the many attributes that one expects of academics in the practice of whatever subject they choose to study, curiosity is among the most important. In recent years in the UK, research that is ...

The movie also won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film, as well as the awards for Best Sound and Best Film Not in the English Language. Read our review of The Zone of Interest. One of the most ...

This British series sees big-city businessman Gavin Shipman (Mathew Horne) fall in love with small-town Welsh girl Nessa Jenkins (Ruth Jones) through clandestine late-night phone calls.

British orientalist and the first Boden professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University H.H. Wilson was born on this day ...

The word “academic” derives from Plato’s Academy, which he founded on ground that was named after the legendary Greek hero Academos, or Hekademos. And academic was someone who taught or studied at the ...

Russia has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats and accused them of spying on Moscow, it emerged Friday, a fresh geopolitical escalation that was publicized in Russian state media ...

HELLO! brings you the latest news, photos and exclusives from the British Royal Family as they happen. The British royals are well-known for their charity work and public support of numerous ...

has terminated the accreditation of six members of the political department of the British Embassy ... an FSB employee said: “The English did not take our hints about the need to stop ...