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QUIZ: Can you guess what these Irish words mean in English?

QUIZ: Can you guess what these Irish words mean in English?

We expect full marks, or it’s back to Irish class. This one is really straightforward. Or is it? Basically, we’re going to give you the Irish word and you have to guess what it means in English. Think you can get 100%? There’s only one way to find out. A haon, a dó, a trí… […]

7 years ago

13 other words that could have been the 2016 word of the year

13 other words that could have been the 2016 word of the year

“Post-truth” has been declared the word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries, because it’s 2016 and of course it has. If there are two things you could say have defined 2016, it’s all your favourite celebrities being killed off, and objective facts becoming less important than people talking utter rubbish that appeals to the emotions. […]

10 years ago

Some of the new words that have been added to the dictionary are bonkers

Some of the new words that have been added to the dictionary are bonkers

The Oxford English Dictionary have added a thousand words to their new edition today. You’ll be very familiar with some of them. With the speed of life online speeding up all aspects our lives, it is also speeding up how the language we speak evolves. Today, the Oxford English Dictionary, added a heap of new words to their new edition, […]

10 years ago

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