The Kathmandu Post on MSN

Vocabulary augmentation: Then and now

But in higher grades, our English teachers used to tell us that we had to learn the spellings and meanings of new words to expand our vocabulary so that our command over the English language—both our ...
Have you ever come across a word that has stuck in your mind for no apparent reason? It could be a word that was used in a book, newspaper article or uttered by someone. For some unexplained reason, ...
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The Chosun Ilbo on MSNOpinion

Words that signal erudition

One of the first tasks I undertook in South Korea was proofreading English versions of speeches by Korean business leaders. Many of these speeches frequently included four-character phrases that were ...
Govt must keep track of outsourcing units Of late both government and public sector banks, including banking behemoth State ...
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to liberate India completely from the Macaulayite mindset. In his words: ...
Electorally, the party itself needs to recover. But beyond this, it needs to debate and reckon with more existential ...
John Garvey reviews "Red Rosa" for Insurgent Notes #12.
On signing day eve, five-star quarterback Jared Curtis flipping his commitment from Georgia to Vanderbilt. The move provided ...
The word "ideology" has become a fixture in American political rhetoric, invoked by leaders to cast opponents' beliefs as ...
Arne Slot didn’t rule out further substitute appearances from Mohamed Salah as misfiring Liverpool prepare for their Premier ...
England fell 2-0 behind in the Ashes as the hosts wrapped up an eight-wicket victory in Brisbane despite a battling ...
NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Esteban Touma, language expert from the app Babbel about 2025's most mispronounced words.