A Brief History of English

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Throughout the history of the past millennia, the English language has come to dominate every corner of the world. From business, to science, to media, to diplomacy, English represents the fundamental pillar that fosters international exchange and cooperation. Fuelled by the growth of the largest imperial power in human history, the language has spread its tendrils across every habitable continent and established itself as the international standard in our increasingly…

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The Language of the Trump-Harris Debate

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Last Tuesday, 60 million viewers across the globe tuned in to watch former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in the second presidential debate of 2024. Notably, this was the first time that the pair had ever met in person, and the debate marked the most significant event of the election since President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race in July. With Biden's…

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The Strange Case of the Basque Language

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Spoken by some 800,000 people in the Pyrenees mountains between Spain and France, Basque is one of the most unique and bizarre languages that exists anywhere in the world. It is one of the few remaining language isolates and the very last in Europe, meaning it demonstrates no identifiable relationship with any other language and is very much one of a kind. The uniqueness of the Basque language has made…

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