I’m an expert in slang – here are my picks for word of the year: New Year's Eve — time to perfect your rizz. Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock As a linguist who specialises in tracking slang and language change, there’s one holiday tradition I always look forward to: the annual selection of the word of the year. …
Rizz: I study the history of charisma – here’s why the word of the year is misunderstood: Got rizz? Mix and Match Studio/Shutterstock The Oxford English Dictionary has selected rizz as its word of 2023. If you’ve heard of it at all, you’ll probably have heard that it comes from the word charisma. However, the …
Three images that show wartime photographs can have greater impact than the written word: This article contains images that some may finding distressing, including of torture. “Images are worth a thousand words. These images may be worth a million.” US secretary of state Antony Blinken’s response to being shown graphic images of the victims of …
Umlungu: the colourful history of a word used to describe white people in South Africa: Wreck of the British ship Charlotte in Algoa Bay, South Africa, 1854. The Print Collector/Heritage Images via Getty Images In South Africa “umlungu” is a word that’s commonly used to refer to white people. It comes from isiXhosa, the language …
LGBTQ+ rights: African Union watchdog goes back on its own word: Denial of observer status robs the three NGOs of a voice. Getty images The primary human rights watchdog in Africa recently made a decision that departed from its existing practice. The African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights, an independent expert body within the …
China and Russia’s uneven relationship can be explained with one word: Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, China’s reaction in response to the Russian aggression has been fiercely debated in the western media. The majority of the discussions have focused on one particular term: “no-limits friendship” – a phrase believed to have been taken from …
Permacrisis: what it means and why it’s word of the year for 2022: The Collins Dictionary’s word of the year for 2022 is “permacrisis”. As accolades go, the managing director of Collins Learning, Alex Beecroft, has said that this one “sums up quite succinctly how truly awful 2022 has been for so many people”. The …
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UN report on China’s abuse of Uyghurs is stronger than expected but missing a vital word: genocide: The long-awaited UN report into human rights abuses committed in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was finally published last week to a mixed reception. For some – principally the Chinese government – it went too far. Others …
6 Linux word processors you need to try: 6 Linux word processors you need to try Don Watkins Mon, 06/06/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like Writers are always looking for better ways to put their words and ideas into readable formats to share with their readers. My first …
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Wordle – the best word to start the game, according to a language researcher: Anna Watson/Alamy If you’ve been on any social media platform in the past two weeks, you’ve probably seen a grid of green, yellow and black squares. This is the latest pandemic phenomenon called Wordle – a free online game that gives …
South Africa in the news: Quiz: India at T20 Word Cup: India’s 79 all out against New Zealand in 2016 at Nagpur is its lowest score at the T20 megaevent. India’s 79 all out against New Zealand in 2016 at Nagpur is its lowest score at the T20 megaevent.: “South Africa” – BingNews Ex-Bucs Striker …
South Africa in the news: Quiz: India at T20 Word Cup: India’s 79 all out against New Zealand in 2016 at Nagpur is its lowest score at the T20 megaevent. India’s 79 all out against New Zealand in 2016 at Nagpur is its lowest score at the T20 megaevent.: “South Africa” – BingNews Ex-Bucs Striker …
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