A folk hero, the Oxford English Dictionary tells us, is simply “someone who is admired by the ordinary people of a country or ...

Each year, the lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) update the prestigious tome with new words. In 2022, over 650 new words were added, ranging from slang and tech terms to pop ...

Long-time favorite four-letter-word ‘f***’ has crept more steadily in recent decades into media, society, slang and even ...

Point of grammar: If the noun that follows a percentage of is plural, use a plural verb after it: Only a small percentage of ...

Nigel Pickford has spent a lifetime searching for sunken treasure—without leaving dry land.

Is this the year you stop sleeping on the ground and give glamping a try? Glamping is quickly becoming one of the most ...

Moving across time – from the appearance of the first standalone English dictionary to the completion of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary – and shuttling across genres – from general ...

The Swans ended a six-match goal drought with victory at Oxford on the same afternoon but ... Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has said that their full focus is on Bristol City and not ...

Plymouth's win over Portsmouth and QPR's home drubbing by Boro means the bottom of the table might look that way for a while, but Swansea and Oxford picked-up wins which mean they are looking up ...

It’s the news we have all been waiting for, the line-up for I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 2024 has been revealed, according to reports. Coronation Street legends and Strictly Come ...

Spanish forces and their Indigenous allies captured Tenochtitlán in 1521, bringing the Aztec Empire’s reign to a close after less than a century. The White House, whose cornerstone was laid in 1792, ...

Jim Davis with late night conversation, amazing stories and the soundtrack to your night.