Megan Markle’s invaluable advice to us all couldn’t have come at a better time
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- Kayleigh Dray
Words
Words, breaking news, photos, comments, social media posts on this topic.
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Life
This is the one word you should never use when fighting with your partner
It's time to rethink the way you deal with conflict.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Life
Scarlett Curtis banned these two words from her social media
And they will surprise you
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- Hollie Richardson
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Lucy Mangan
Breadcrumbing, ghosting, throning: Lucy Mangan explains why she’s all for inventing new words
“Words define us. We need new ones”
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- Lucy Mangan
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People
Alicia Keys’ moving message about the power of words
The Girl on Fire singer on how her life changed when she realised her words could be harming her
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- Sarah Shaffi
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- Kayleigh Dray
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There’s a special Japanese word for people who are addicted to buying books
Commit this to memory, bibliophiles...
Life
Oxford Dictionaries has named its word of the year – and you've probably never used it
“A significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people”
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- Emily Reynolds
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Food
The untranslatable foreign words all foodies need in their vocabulary
Put down your grief bacon and read this
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- Amy Swales
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Life
The intriguing new additions to the Oxford English Dictionary
YOLO, gender-fluid, yogalates and more...
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- Moya Crockett
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- Amy Swales
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Infographic compiles 50 untranslatable words to expand your vocabulary
A word for all occasions in life
Books
The heartwarming foreign words that have no direct English translation
Expanding our emotional lexicon
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- Harriet Hall
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Books
Do you know your 'birth word'?
What's your birth word? This tool shows you what word was added to dictionary the year you were born
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- Nicola Rachel Colyer
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Travel
The 20 most commonly mispronounced foreign foods
“More Quin-oh-ah?”
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- Harriet Hall
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Life
'Binge-watch' named Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary
Other entries include 'dadbod', 'ghosting' and 'manspreading'
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- Harriet Hall
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Life
2011's top words in pictures
The phrases and names most used this year
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- Stylist Team
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