\\\"Luxe is kind of our declarative statement and cultural point of view that value in the restaurant industry should be a luxury that every single consumer should be able to afford, every single day,\\\" he said. \\\"[It's] probably our bigges...
Vax has been chosen as the word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed, unvaxxed and a...
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Canada's Quebec province has denied immigrant status to a French citizen because she was unable to demonstrate adequate French-language proficiency. Quebec rejected Emilie Dubois' application apparently because part of her university thesis ...
Pinterest, the online scrapbook company, has priced its shares at the top end of its range as it becomes the latest "unicorn" to make its stock market debut. It will start selling its shares at $19 (£14.50) each, giving the l...
A US university professor has been removed as director of a graduate programme, amid a furore over an email she sent urging students not to speak Chinese. Megan Neely, an assistant professor at Duke University in North Carolina, said in an e...
What do you call the colorful topping you put on your ice cream？ Jimmies or Sprinkles? ...
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Gal Gadot’s adorable broken english...
Children around the world can now tour Santa Claus' North Pole home. Valued on Zillow at $656,957, the Kringle residence boasts a river rock fireplace and gourmet kitchen, and one of the guest suites even has its own wood-burn...
This is a controversy France could have done without. Burkini or bikini, French commentators have asked, ironically, about this summer's choice of beachwear. It is no coincidence that the ban on Islamic burkinis - full-body swimsuits - sho...
Mr Li said, if Baidu were to lose the support from the online community, the firm could go bankrupt in 30 days....
The top executive at China's online giant Baidu has appealed to employees to place \\\"values before profits\\\". Robin Li had made the appeal to the staff, following a recent scandal around the death of a student who underwent a controv...
'Clueless James Bond' back to save his country...
By Tim Bowen Tim Bowen again reflects on the substantial damage sustained in the UK’s recent riots as inspiration for some collocations. If a lot of damage is caused, it can be described as considerable, ext...
By Tim Bowen Type: Article Have you ever experienced a slip of the tongue or set tongues wagging? Tim Bowen articulates his thoughts on some idioms. If something is easy to pronounce, it can be said to trip of...
http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/english-suffers-collateral-damage Posted by Michael Rundell on September 11, 2011 Kerry Maxwell’s next BuzzWord article will be discussing the term&n...
How to improve your communication skills by speaking better English? Practice makes perfect, especially when you want to improve your communication skills. You can find help to polish(润色) your English in a host of(一大群) environments, and a wide a...