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Here are some of the Old English names for places around Essex. Fingringhoe near Colchester means the "hill-spur of the Fingringas". This is a tribal name translating into the "people who dwell on the ...

What irks me still is the humblebragging by English people of a certain class who boast about their lack of proficiency.

The echoes of old Hampshire, with its distinctive dialect and unique turns of phrase, have sadly faded from the streets of the county. It's a lament often heard amongst those who cherish the ...

The UK’s primary language ... Amazing Maps outlined data from 2011 and 2007 in 2023. But more modern data suggests some positive change for the UK’s non-English languages.

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In our secular age, most of us scoff at the supernatural. Consequently, it is difficult to put ourselves in the mindsets of ...

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The beloved author left Chile at a time of great turmoil and has longed for the nation of her youth ever since.

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While China enforces strict laws against domestic drug trafficking, state-supported companies have openly shipped fentanyl to ...