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German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name ...
Third edition includes popular homegrown Canadian slang such as bunny hug and depanneur, along with plenty of surprises ...
Red Bull fired its racing chief after poor performances on the track and an exodus of key staff. Now it faces an uncertain ...
Part Two IN last week’s column, we featured five of the 10 Top Brand Slogans of All Time, which Dictionary Scoop compiled. These included Apple’s Think Different, Coca Cola’s Open Happiness, Macdonald ...
The root of “kesamim” is “kasam,” which is phonetically related to “gazam” (exaggeration). Thus, in the very word “kasam” ...
Feminists often complain that men run the world. On the surface, they’re right. Most soldiers are men, most politicians are ...
Localizing is a big deal among anime fans. Debates over whether certain subtitles are too literal, too loose, or too limited ...
"I was active in the community because of the way I was brought up and raised. It wasn't because I needed the recognition," ...
With its ability to decarbonise everything, from transport to heavy industry, the hydrogen economy is gaining traction ...
Noah Webster, creator of "An American Dictionary of the English Language" (1828) led the charge. It was Webster who removed ...
Jocelyn Holland, professor of comparative literature at Caltech and an expert on the intellectual history of 18th- and 19th-century Germany, has ...
Infosecurity spoke with threat intelligence experts, revealing the tactics, victimology and business model of the emergent ...