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From Norman Mailer's 'fug' to Trump's Oval Office: How a four-letter word conquered the English language- Quote of the Day by French author Voltaire: ‘Every man is guilty of all the good he…’ Powerful words on regrets in life
- Quote of the day by Napoleon Bonaparte: “The best cure for the body is a quiet mind” — inspiring lessons on mental peace, stress-free living and emotional strength by the legendary French emperor and military leader
- Canada proverb of the day: “You can't make a hockey team without breaking a few legs…” – Life lessons on sacrifice, tough decisions and why success often comes with a costThis proverb says success is not easy. To achieve big goals, people must make hard choices and face some loss or problems. It explains that...27 Apr, 2026, 10.50 PM IST
- Word of the Day: SmaragdineThe word smaragdine is a rare English adjective used to describe a bright emerald green color. It is linked to the gemstone emerald and has...09 Mar, 2026, 10.22 PM IST
- Word of the day: PressologyPressology is a word that describes speaking in too many words. It is about long and extra speech that is not needed. The word has Greek an...03 Mar, 2026, 09.33 PM IST
- Quote of the day: “Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.” — Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon Bonaparte, born in Corsica, rose to power during the French Revolution. He became Emperor, conquering much of Europe with his mili...22 Feb, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
- Route back to rote learning [Repeat]Nigel Richards, a 57-year-old New Zealander and renowned Scrabble champion, won the Spanish World Scrabble Championship without knowing Spa...20 Dec, 2024, 11.50 PM IST
- Why so serious and rigid, l'Academie?The Académie Française, France's language regulator, recently unveiled the ninth edition of its dictionary after decades of revisions. The ...17 Nov, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
- What overcooked gibberish is this 'chef's kiss'?!The Cambridge Dictionary's inclusion of 'chef's kiss' in its 2024 entries has sparked debate. Critics argue that such terms, originating fr...28 Sep, 2024, 11.27 PM IST
- Writer Joyce Carol Oates wins France's $218,000 Cino del Duca World PrizeThe prize is often seen as a stepping stone to the Nobel.26 May, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
- From 'Panglossian countenance' to 'Floccinaucinihilipilification', RBI reinvents GreenspeakGreenspan was known for his wordy statements, attempting to prevent the markets from overreacting.25 Aug, 2019, 06.06 PM IST
- What's floccinaucinihilipilification? Ask the Reserve Bank of IndiaCentral bank watchers were left scrambling for their dictionaries to decipher RBI Guv's speech.23 Aug, 2019, 11.37 AM IST
- Niti Aayog, IIT developing Indian-language botA senior government official told ET that NITI Aayog has collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna, under director ...10 Dec, 2018, 11.56 PM IST
- Dr D's column: Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, and who should play second fiddleSince ‘Lionel’ comes from the word lion, can the king of the jungle be asked to play lieutenant?26 Nov, 2018, 12.00 PM IST
- Do you know the history behind the infamous word 'mafia'?The word has two distinct etymologies.17 Apr, 2018, 12.47 PM IST
- French tongue is twisting around not just alien words but also alien foodsSome of the neologisms produced by this very French mingling of tongues would just as easily find a place in the patois of Britain.13 May, 2016, 06.23 AM IST
- A suffix, an emoji among 2015's top wordsFor the first time, Merriam-Webster named on December 15 the suffix 'ism' as its 2015 word of the year.03 Jan, 2016, 11.51 AM IST
- Now, Google will translate road signs to HindiGoogle Translate's new update will enable you to point the camera at say, a road sign in a given language, and convert it to English, or vi...31 Jul, 2015, 06.31 AM IST
- Why call it Indian-English or Nigerian-English? Indian or Nigerian would doWords from all sorts of languages & sources finding a place in what is called the Collins English Dictionary, begs the question whether the...13 Sep, 2012, 06.56 AM IST
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