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The Conservatives fail to ban foreign language campaigning in the UK
How do you say "nice try" in Urdu?
Apr 29
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The Languages That Made Len Pennie
Episode 1 of Word For Word IS OUT TODAY!
Mar 3
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The dark origins of International Mother Language Day
February 21st is a multilingual day of celebration - but it was born out of tragedy
Feb 21
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TikTok's prolific accent detective
Mia Khalifa's, Hank Green's...is your accent next?
Feb 1
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Britain's accidental massive week for language rights
And why you need to channel your inner Italian more
Dec 9, 2025
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Becoming a dual pilgrim: walking the Kumano & Camino
Tips for Japan's ancient pilgrimage
Nov 29, 2025
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Did Zohran Mamdani's multilingual campaign help him win the election?
Why languages can win - and lose - you votes
Nov 8, 2025
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Dutch courage helps you speak Dutch - and a new site helps you protect Welsh place names
*Glug glug glug*...Goedemorgen.
Sep 30, 2025
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Trump's "English Only" America; Spain's regional languages in the EU; good and bad news for Irish
Trump Makes The US “English Only”
Mar 6, 2025
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AI's secret language; how AI is blunting our emotions in text; and can multilingualism make us more sustainable?
Beep beep boop - that's AI for "oh no"
Feb 26, 2025
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The Welsh language beats a nuclear plant; Women speak more than men; and a new show for children in conflict zones
It's a good time to speak Welsh, or be a sandwich tern, in Anglesey
Feb 11, 2025
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Modern Languages degrees at risk in UK unis
Universities facing cuts have language programmes in the firing line
Feb 4, 2025
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