The attack was one of several in China in late October and November and spurred Chinese leader Xi Jinping to order local governments to take steps to prevent future “extreme cases.” ...
The 2024 "Words of the Year" were revealed from top dictionaries like Oxford, Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com, and Cambridge. Dictionary.com’s top word was "demure," reflecting a surge in ...
Althia Bryden, 58, fears her new distinctive accent is stuck after suffering a stroke in May that left her ... says she now slips Italian words and mannerisms including 'mamma mia' and 'si ...
Holly said: "The consultant said the word 'stroke' and she explained it, but at that point I couldn't really quite take in what she was saying. "All I heard was the word 'stroke' and I thought I ...
Assuming the shopping trip had simply exhausted Ottilie, stay-at-home mum Holly wrapped up her trip early and took her home ...
Director of Slang and New Language Archive, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, King's College London It seems to come earlier every year: publishers and dictionaries choosing their “word of the ...