English teachers were once satisfied if they could prevent their pupils from splitting infinitives. Now some also want to stop them from using words like “good,” “bad,” “fun” and “said.” “We call them ...
DETROIT (AP) — In the wake of words deemed annoying or worthy of banishment, A Detroit university has offered up a batch it wants back in the linguistic limelight. Wayne State University on Tuesday ...
Look out how you use proud words. When you let proud words go, it is not easy to call them back. — CARL SANDBURG. THE author of This Freedom, in telling us of the great moderation of his hero in the ...
Title: The Greeks Had a Word For It – Words You Never Knew You Can’t Do Without; Author: Andrew Taylor; Publisher: Corgi Books/Penguin Random House; Pages: 202; Price: Rs 399 Marmalade, bikini, ...
Wayne State University in Michigan is promoting expressive words that could be used more. The school says they "are wonderful additions to anyone's vocabulary." Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep with a ...
A photograph is more expressive than a thousand words, Akhilesh Yadav said while pointing out that photographers have to work very hard to get the perfect click. A photograph is more expressive than a ...