Tag: Linguistics

Cambridge Dictionary names parasocial Word of the Year

Cambridge Dictionary has named parasocial as the Word of the Year for 2025.  

Learning a language can slow ageing

Multilingualism is beneficial for brain health and ‘opens new cultural experienc...

Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words...

Once dismissed as a sign of low intelligence, researchers now argue the ‘power’ ...

Scientists say we are swearing less – you could have bl...

The UK has been knocked off first place in the ‘World Profanity League’ by the A...