word

Destinations

Write, seal, and wait: A letter café arrives in Paris

Café Pli is the first of its kind in Europe, inspired by Nuldam Space, a similar concept café in Seoul, South Korea.

29/06/2025

Earth News

Majority of Brits baffled by sustainability language, survey finds

A third of consumers admitted to ignoring what brands say about sustainability because it confuses them.

04/04/2025

Culture news

Germany’s ‘Youth Word of the Year’ for 2024 has been announced

Every year, Germany selects their annual "Youth Word of the Year", which is voted for by youngsters around the country.

25/10/2024

Culture news

New Scrabble version is more accessible and less competitive

Coinciding with National Scrabble Day, a fresh version of the famous word game is poised for launch, designed for players who want a less competitive game.

13/04/2024

Culture news

Which new words have made it into the French dictionary?

Selected by the team of lexicographers for the 2024 edition of the dictionary Le Petit Robert, these new verbs, adverbs or common nouns "are a mirror held up to society".

11/05/2023

Culture news

The Words of the Year that define 2022

This year's choices have struck a darker tone, being dominated by grim world events such as the war in Ukraine and the cost of living crisis.

26/12/2022

Climate

What is your climate shadow? Learn the new climate lingo for 2023

“Words matter because they can shape our perceptions, beliefs, and behaviour. In the policy realm, they guide decisions and actions," says climate linguistics expert Susan Joy Hassol. So how will we talk about climate in 2023?

20/12/2022

Culture news

Oxford Word of the Year 2022 to be decided by public for first time

Will it be ‘metaverse’, ‘#IStandWith’ or ‘goblin mode’?

24/11/2022

Culture news

What next for Wordle after the New York Times buyout?

Wordle has completely captured the internet's imagination over the last month. What are the implications of a purchase by one of America's biggest mass media companies?

01/02/2022

Travel News

These 9 words don’t exist in English but you’ll wish they did

Words can tell you a lot about a culture and these are some of the best and most unique.

14/11/2021

World News

Megafire, pandemic, unbolting: Here are some of 2020's most used words

The biggest news events of the year have led to words we barely even uttered before now being used on a near-daily basis.

28/12/2020