linguistic

Countdown’s Dictionary Corner wordsmith SUSIE DENT reveals her top 12 festive linguistic gems 

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Some 28 years have passed since I took my seat, rigid with fear, in Countdown’s Dictionary Corner for the first time and waited for the TV cameras to turn to me. A newly fledged dictionary editor at Oxford University Press, I was a reluctant addition to the hit Channel 4 words and numbers game show, … Read more

Earbud-like device claims to boost linguistic skills by zapping your ear

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A small device that ‘zaps the ear’ to trigger nerves in the brain that hold the key to learning languages has been developed and it could improve your language skills.  The simple gadget dramatically improves the wearer’s ability to learn new words, say the University of Pittsburgh team behind the research new development. The painless … Read more