William Shakespeare, English poet, playwright and actor, is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist, as well as a linguist, since he added new words. [Read more…] about How many words did Shakespeare add to the English language?
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Twelve words English ought to incorporate
Adam Jacot de Boinod, a researcher for BBC quiz programmes, has collected words from all over the world, which do not exist in English but ought to had been. [Read more…] about Twelve words English ought to incorporate
What is ‘lethologica’?
Have you ever been in a situation where you were trying to remember a specific word and you couldn’t? [Read more…] about What is ‘lethologica’?
How many words do the Ten Commandments include?
God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses, also known as the Decalogue, which are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism and Christianity. [Read more…] about How many words do the Ten Commandments include?
What words does Edgar Allan Poe call out as dying?
The famous American writer Edgar Allan Poe was taken to the Washington Medical College in 1849, after he was found in on the streets of Baltimore delirious, “in great distress, and… in need of immediate assistance”, as Joseph W. Walker, said. [Read more…] about What words does Edgar Allan Poe call out as dying?