With so many internet words and phrases to understand, like 'brat' and 'chat,' let us put you on game with some definitions.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has said its name can be pronounced with either an “aitch” or a “haitch” because it respects ...

My mates say ‘haitch’. But, dear reader, I’m here to tell you: it’s ‘aitch’,” wrote Mr Rajan. The linguistic history of the ...

EVEN 100 years ago, people in Darlington had Christmas present problems, and the Echo's sister weekly newspaper was always keen to help its ...

"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" is one of the oldest and most popular Christmas carols, originating from 16th-century England.

Discover how ancient languages, pagan traditions, and Christian influences shaped the names Yule, Noel, and Christmas into ...

Second-half goals from Jamal Lowe and Djeidi Gassama earned away day specialists Sheffield Wednesday a 3-1 comeback win at struggling Oxford. Gassama's right-footed strike on the turn from outside ...

There are few books in the world that most people have heard of. There are even fewer so recognizable that are 500,000 words long. That’s right, we’re talking about the dictionary. The Oxford English ...

The words we choose often reflect the world we’re living in, and as 2024 draws to a close, the Oxford English Dictionary has revealed a Word of the Year that ca ...

The famous American dictionary publisher on Monday announced that “polarization”—defined as “division into two sharply distinct opposites; especially, a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or ...

As we anticipated the release of Spotify Wrapped, the Oxford English Dictionary has revealed what trendy word has been crowned 2024's word of the year. Oxford University Press, which publishes the ...

Oxford University Press has announced their word of the year is "brain rot." They define it as "the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state," especially in relation to the ...