linguistics
The joy of old English
Interest in language was once the domain of antiquarians and clergymen
March of the guys
How did one honorific colonise our language?
Twists of the tongue
When competing languages collide, demography eventually supersedes prestige
2022: What can we say?
Weaponised words can only decrease in value
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
October letters
Misquoting Shakespeare and a rounded sense of humour
All gone to look for America
The show is a mishmash, in need of some pruning and a sharper edge
Does vaping do more harm than good?
It seems improbable
Trump’s Bitcoin Boom
The UK should clarify its stance on the leading cryptocurrency sooner rather than later
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
Life amid the ruins
Any captured, destroyed city, offers the same problems for the new owners
Should we feel pity for the Pelicot accused?
To have endured pain does not excuse inflicting pain
History unmakers
Our national treasures are morbid symptoms of a country in decline
A cruel choice
Today’s euthanasia bill risks sending Britain down a dark path
