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The Etymologicon:  A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language Author: Mark Forsyth (2011) This book will exci...

Under the guise of surveillance, imperial powers went to all four corners of the world. Their true intentions, as was eventually discovered ...

Heard that the word 'hunky' does not only refer to a buff guy with muscles. It could be a derogatory word for a white guy, specifica...

Kattradhu Thamizh (கற்றது தமிழ், Learnt Tamil; 2007) To remind ourselves, a line from Dead Poets Society... John Keating (played by Rob...

(...Cont. from Oh deer, my dear! ) I swear I had seen that surname somewhere. But the name Indie? Surely it must be a shortened version ...

........as I was passing... Like the Sword of Damocles, it hung over his head. There was a constant nagging heaviness over his temples. H...

Thanks CG for contribution. A good one. Unfortunately, I did not laugh all the way to the bank! Speaker of any language, who can appreciate...

In verbatim (not translation) Super Hit Matinee Show I remember an uncle, a close family relative and a retired civil servant, who s...

I wrote sometime ago about errors in signboards, atrocious state of English Language in the country and the lackadaisical attitude of peop...

In the Malay lingo, the phrase 'ajak-ajak ayam' refers to an insincere invitation. Of course, many of us invite for courtesy's ...

Felix (aka Ubi) If my cat were human, I am sure that he would be a somewhat confused child. Probably, not to the extent of mental derangeme...

Of late, the mainstream media seem to be bragging of how in two instances, two multilingual cops saved the day. One helped a senior citizen ...

During one of my channels surfing sessions, to avoid meaningless advertisements and melodramatic mind boggling Kollywood dance-around-the-pa...

I do not know whether it is just me, being the fussy, good at finding others' fault type of a person or is it universal to get annoyed ...