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American saying of the day: 'Don’t Take No Wooden Nickels' — Meaning, origin, and how to use itThe American idiom "Don't take no wooden nickels" originated from promotional tokens with no real value, evolving into advice to be cautiou...
'No abusive language, this is how it's used in Maharashtra': Sanjay Raut amid row over his remarks against rebel UBT MPsShiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday defended his offensive language against the rebel MPs during a press interaction, s...
'Reason why MPs don't want to be with them': Maharashtra Minister Shirsat slams Sanjay Raut's abusive remarksMaharashtra Minister Sanjay Shirsat on Wednesday slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut over his recent use of abusive language toward part...
Shiv Sena (UBT) issues whip to MPs amid split speculationShiv Sena (UBT) leaders are projecting party unity amidst intense speculation about MPs potentially breaking away. Party officials state no...
Word of the Day: MegalopsychiaWord of the Day: Megalopsychia resonates because it describes a form of greatness that feels ethical, disciplined and deeply human. It repr...
Gen Z employee vs Gen X boss: Zerodha's Nithin Kamath gets quizzed about Gen Z vocabulary; internet reacts to his scoreA video from Zerodha showing CEO Nithin Kamath being quizzed by a younger employee on popular Gen Z slang has gone viral on social media. S...
AI speaks every language. So why learn French anymore?As AI translation tools advance, universities grapple with the future of language education. While AI facilitates communication, experts ar...
Psychology says every generation secretly believes the next one is ‘ruining society’: From Baby Boomers to Gen Z, here’s why it keeps happeningThe psychology behind generational conflict suggests that disagreements between older and younger people are rarely only about fashion, sla...
Why is everyone saying ‘You the Birthday’? The bizarre Gen Z slang phrase confusing millennials may secretly be the internet’s funniest insult yetThe phrase sounds grammatically off, makes little sense without context and yet continues to flood comment sections across the internet. Bu...
NYT Mini Crossword Answers April 30: Clues and solution to break down Thursday’s tricky puzzleUnlike the full crossword, the Mini is built for speed and accessibility, resetting daily and usually taking only a few minutes to complete...
Google Translate 20th Anniversary: Sundar Pichai says AI is helping people speak, learn and connect betterGoogle Translate has completed 20 years and launched a new AI pronunciation feature. This tool helps users speak better with instant feedba...
Foreign handles, desi stories: How global creators are decoding IndiaAn American picking up Malayalam. A Korean calling himself Bihari. A Kiwi showing the nooks of India. Foreign influencers are using Indian ...
Clavicular hospitalised after livestream shock: Who is the ‘Looksmaxxing’ streamer and what is his net worth?Braden Peters, known online as “Clavicular,” has reportedly been hospitalised after a suspected overdose following the sudden end of a live...
Is There a Social Risk of Being Too Formal in Your Workplace?Professionalism in the workplace isn't always a universal standard, as informal norms significantly shape team cohesion and interaction. To...
Word of the Day: DissingLanguage evolves with new slang like 'dissing'. This term means showing disrespect through words or actions. It gained popularity through h...
Boomers were 'groovy', Gen Z is 'fire', Gen Alpha is 'rizzy': How new slang words take root and go viralTony Thorne, a British linguist, explains how slang evolves and proliferates rapidly online through platforms like TikTok and Instagram. He...
Heartwarming moment: Teacher left in tears after finding out why her students called her a “goat”For a year, the teacher was struggling to understand why her students had given her the nickname "goat". Confused, she turned to Reddit to ...
Can’t use language like ‘Tom, Dick, Harry’ in petition: Delhi High CourtJustice Prathiba M Singh said the petitioner appeared to have drafted the petition on his own and perusal of a paragraph showed that “there...
Like birth certificates and marionette lines, slang and colloquialisms too are accurate indicators of ageNot all contemporaneous slang words die out at the same time — ‘cool’ is still cool, but groovy is not.
- Difference between humans and machines boils down to slangs
Slang's ability to change several times within even a single generation, bespeaks a remarkable adaptability and versatility that defies and...