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February 7, 2011

The pleasures of invention

How new words can solve problems

February 6, 2011

Hup! hup!

It's Super Bowl Sunday!

February 4, 2011

Swing low, sweet chariot

At least, that'll be England's song as the Six Nations rugby championship kicks off. But where did rugby words originate?

February 3, 2011

Rise of the Rabbit

A new year begins

February 2, 2011

Is winter over?

It's that time of year again...

January 30, 2011

Literary lunch: books with everything

The OED celebrates a most unorthodox bookseller

January 28, 2011

Imp, wag, loon

The youth of yester-year...

January 26, 2011

Australia Day

A bonzer piece from Bruce Moore to mark the day

January 25, 2011

Och aye the noo!

It's Burns night—but what does och aye actually mean?

January 20, 2011

Ask not...

A celebrated speech from Camelot

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