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Relaxation of Apostrophe Rules in German Sparks Debate Over English Influence
Recent rule changes regarding apostrophe use in German provoke debate, reflecting tensions over English influence and linguistic tradition.
Russia irked with Ukraine’s law to boost use of Ukrainian language
Tensions mounted between Moscow and Kiev after Ukraine’s parliament voted to boost the use of the Ukrainian language, a move testing already…
Norwegian, French, English, Spanish Italian and Maltese – Why Americans are impressed with Buttigieg’s skill in languages.
Apart from English and Maltese. Buttigieg speaks Norwegian, French, Spanish and Italian. The BBC reports that when the story of Mr Buttigieg's…
New guidelines for European Parliament to ensure a gender-neutral language
The European Parliament has released new guidelines aimed at ensuring more gender-neutral language is used by the organisation. Words such as "mankind”…
It’s ok to use ‘ok’ in Scrabble as the word is amongst 300 acceptable new words in the game
Scrabble players are being given an extra 300 new words, including some long-awaited two-letter gems: OK and ew. Merriam-Webster released the sixth…