Words of the 1980s
Did the world start to go truly global in the 1980s? From “perestroika” for the …
Did the world start to go truly global in the 1980s? From “perestroika” for the …
Here’s the second instalment in our look at common expressions and idioms that include names …
The appointment of a cookbook author and former newspaper columnist to a position at a …
Not every decade is associated with making statements. But the 1970s certainly made them: “herstory” …
“I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.” That quote from …
With its cultural shifts and momentous events, the 1960s were rich in words reflecting both the seriousness of …
Not long ago, the Tribune de Genève, one of Switzerland’s most important newspapers, published a …
What do the words nerd, disco, pager and Eurovision have in common? They all appeared …
If you are reading an interesting book and you’re caught up in the details, what …
If you had a sudden impulse to cut words you didn’t need in a …