In American English, grammar experts prefer "toward" over "towards," along with "backward," "forward" and "afterward," though ...

Delia was born in Woking, Surrey and brought up in Kent.

A quarter century since we learned about ‘carbon footprints’, researchers say it’s time to change the conversation.View on ...

Long-time favorite four-letter-word ‘f***’ has crept more steadily in recent decades into media, society, slang and even ...

Oxford University Press has announced their shortlist for this year's Word of the Year and invited the public to vote for the winner.

When you say that a candidate has had a rather ‘chequered career’, what you are suggesting is that he has been constantly ...

Susie Dent thinks swearing is a good thing. The 'Countdown' lexicographer is fascinated by the origins of cursing and thinks ...

On Sunday, the Royals hitmaker shared an artistic flat lay of her coffee table to Instagram Stories featuring bottles of hard ...

Countdown star Susie Dent said that swearing is a 'good thing' and can be 'therapeutic' for the body. The daytime TV lexicographer and podcaster is fascinated by the origins of cursing and thinks it ...

‘Very demure, very mindful,’ ALOK has the difficult task of balancing earnestness and comedy. That they don’t shy away from weighty issues, from feeling overwhelmed with disgust at their physical ...

"I am tired of everything being a struggle. People who don't have low IQ take their common sense for granted. They don't go ...

Robert McNeil is The Herald’s nonsense correspondent. He denies being open to bribes with whisky. Unless it’s a single malt ...