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The rise of ‘unc’: is this gen Alpha’s way of saying ‘OK boomer’?

Timothée Chalamet celebrated his 30th birthday by embracing his unc status – and Sabrina Carpenter has used the word to describe her record producer. Why is it suddenly everywhere?

The Guardian - UK

50 Times Being Passive-Aggressive Was Actually Funny (New Pics)

Turns out, people aren't the only ones capable of snide comments. Our apps sometimes send us passive-aggressive reminders too! The post 50 Times Being Passive-Aggressive Was Actually Funny (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda

Miami is the rudest place to live in the United States, new study claims

Miami collected a score of 9.88 in Preply's study despite not even figuring in the top-30 in 2022, when the survey was last conducted

Latin Times

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Scottish city’s accent ranked as one of most desirable in UK

THE accent of a Scottish city has been found to be one of the most-liked accents in the UK.

The National (Scotland)

'Me Gusta': Spanish Reigns as Top Choice for Americans Using Social Media to Learn Other Languages

Gen Z is the generation that most uses social media to learn languages

Latin Times

A Shitload Of People Don’t Know How To Pronounce These Aussie Locations & You’re Probs A Culprit

I WAS TODAY YEARS OLD.

Pedestrian.tv

Up First briefing: Sudan's humanitarian crisis; Texas floating border; office jargon

The U.N. says 400,000 have fled from Sudan to Chad. A judge rules floating border barrier in Texas must be removed. Circling back to the most annoying office jargon.

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Margot Robbie is going viral with this resurfaced sign language clip

"Is there any thing #Barbie cannot do?"

Marie Claire

You've been pronouncing Guinness wrong - expert clears up 'embarrassing' mistake

A whopping one in nine pints pulled in UK pubs is a Guinness, which means it's particularly embarrassing that many of us are mispronouncing the popular Irish stout

Daily Mirror

20 popular beers you've been saying wrong - and how to pronounce them properly

Do you know how to say Heineken, Budweiser and Guinness?

Wales Online

Peony fans – there's a chance you've been pronouncing the plant name wrong this whole time

Are you guilty of any of these mispronunciation mistakes?

Ideal Home

'Skint' becomes one of Britain's most-used slang words amid cost of living crisis

The term is being uttered more often as prices have soared and incomes are stretched, according to research

Wales Online

The most hated slang words in Nottinghamshire

'Innit', 'you know' and 'to be honest' really wind us up

Nottingham Post

Coronation gets abbreviation that makes people want to stick thumbs in eyes

After Platty Jubes and Cozzie Livs, the Coronation of King Charles III has been given a nickname, and people hate it

Wales Online

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Hadaway man! Geordie accent is 'second hardest in UK to understand', new survey claims

A national survey of 2,000 people into UK regional accents reckoned the Tyneside accent was the second hardest to understand, behind Glaswegian and just ahead of Liverpudlian

Glasgow Live

Glasgow accent the 'most perplexing' in UK but apparently we sound 'intelligent'

A new study by language learning platform Preply found the Glasgwegian accent a tough one for others to understand easily, closely followed by Newcastle and Liverpool.

Wales Online

Londoners have most attractive accent in UK, research reveals

2,000 people were surveyed by language learning platform Preply to assess what UK accent is the most attractive

Daily Mirror

Man spends £800 on huge Samurai tattoo before spotting devastating mistake

A man who has long been fascinated by Samurai warriors decided to splash out on a £800 quote tattoo to reflect his interest, not knowing that the inked quote was utterly meaningless

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Wales Online

Man's £800 Japanese tattoo meant nothing when artist made 'spelling mistake'

Chris had wanted to evoke the Samurai's bushido code. A friend pointed out the text meant nothing thanks to a missing line

Daily Mirror

You've been pronouncing your favourite wines all wrong - an expert explains how

A language expert has warned that wine lovers could well be pronouncing their favourite tipples wrong without even realising it, and has offered some words of linguistic wisdom

Daily Record

Two Scots cities amongst the 'rudest' in the UK in new list - do you agree?

Turns out we Scots might not be as friendly and welcoming as we think.

Tribune News Service

How much slower is the SC Southern drawl than other US accents really? This study has an answer

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolinians speak slower in general than most other Americans, a linguistic study shows.

Wales Online

People just learning how to say names of common cars - including Nissan and Audi

Experts have explained how to say everything from Mazda to Subaru correctly

The Independent UK

6 ways to make extra money in retirement

More than 1 in 4 retirees say they’re spending more than they can afford, according to a recent survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute

Liverpool Echo

Givenchy, YSL, Glossier and more brands we've been pronouncing incorrectly

Here's how to say them properly

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