This theory shatters the notion that the area took its name from the English community. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. In his book 'Dacca: History and Romance in ...

Donald Trump’s billionaire ally has proposed that the English Channel should be given a new name that is linked to America. After Trump ‘renamed’ the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America to ...

Just as fashion trends go out of style (we’re looking at you, shoulder pads and leg warmers), once-popular baby names also fade from glory. Of course, it’s easy to understand how it can happen ...

Since 2016, Microsoft Word users have had access to Smart Lookup, a nifty feature that lets you right-click on a word or phrase and bring up definitions, synonyms, and relevant links to sites like ...

In a nutshell: Netherlands-based software engineer Wojciech Graj has created another unusual port of the iconic first-person shooter Doom, ingeniously embedding it within a Microsoft Word document.

The English We Speak is your chance to catch up on the very latest English words and phrases. In under 3 minutes, we help you stay ahead of the pack by giving you 'must have' phrases that you can ...

Whenever I meet people for the first time and tell them my name, I usually get asked where it came from. It's a fair question, given that I'm not from the American South and also have a distinct ...

When it comes to royal baby names, don’t expect any trendy, unusual, or even modern-day monikers. (Olivia and Noah may have been the most popular baby names of 2024, but they couldn’t even ...

In recent years, we've seen some unusual baby names spiral in popularity, whether that's a name after a season or one that is a little trickier to pronounce - but this year, traditional names are ...