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Letter: Carla Keen on the cultural signals we attach to how people speak, in response to a review on a documentary hosted by the inequality

Despite being the subject of extreme beauty practices for centuries, more women are using the language of looksmaxxing in an effort to be ta

How much does speaking the same language matter for cohesion and integration?

Parliamentary rule that only English is allowed has reignited debate about language, legitimacy and postcolonial identity

As allegations of LLM use rock the literary and media worlds, linguists explain what really distinguishes human and machine writing, while n

This lavishly researched book shows that dots and dashes are an essential component of style, whether you’re a medieval monk or Donald Trump

Go Cornish Celebration engages younger generation as council finalises strategy to boost everyday use of Kernewek

Letters: Readers on the superfluous words they love to hate

We are in dangerous territory as courts encourage jurors to discern untruth from body language. In fact, the words are far more revealing, s

The practice is not entirely serious – but it raises awareness of the many sexist tropes built into everyday life

We all know a person who sees every chat as an opportunity to go on and on about themselves. And sometimes that person is us …

Struggling to find the right buzzwords to adorn your CV, or to put a gloss on a series of professional setbacks? There’s a translation app f