shashi tharoors world of words
'See referees': Here are words and phrases that read the same backwards and forwards
Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column that dissects English language
shashi tharoors world of words
Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column that dissects English language
The word 'palindrome' was coined by the seventeenth-century English dramatist Ben Jonson, but the person usually credited with inventing it was Sotades of Maroneia (in ancient Greece)
If you look around the world, there are several more emotions captured in other languages which describe feelings that cannot be expressed so easily in English
shashi tharoors world of words
There are numerous words in other languages to express ideas and emotions for which there is no English equivalent
New acronyms have come on stream, so it’s time to revisit them for a quick update
shashi tharoors world of words
Terms we will all need to master before the new year is out
The Simplified Spelling Board suggested alternative 'rational' spellings but only some of those stood the test of time
shashi tharoors world of words
Many English users around the world use the two spellings interchangeably, often depending on which version their word-processing spell-checker favours (or favors)
Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column in which the politician, diplomat, writer and wordsmith par excellence dissects words and language
A kenning (the term comes from Old Norse poetry) employs figurative language to represent the object