Our resident language expert, Professor David Crystal, explains why Rumi's words were so mystical... Factoids on Rumi His epitaph: "When we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but find it in ...

note especially the long vowels and liquid consonants in 'miles', and the short vowels and plosive consonants in 'step'. The force of this quotation lies in its final word.

A new series from BBC Learning English offers global audiences an opportunity to learn English by meeting local musicians ...

While we usually share all sorts of useful words and phrases to use on your English exams ... It’s fun to learn their meanings and drop them into conversation, just to make life a bit more ...

Here's a way to improve your vocabulary and communication skills. Check out the words for the day and a small quiz to push yourself to improve your word power and language skills. Abet (Verb ...

We’re all guilty of using a thesaurus to find complicated words to use to sound smarter. Unfortunately this often backfires because we either don’t fully understand what the word means ...

with the hope that children will learn to read them on sight. There are about 300 of these high-frequency words that make up three-quarters of the words in print in English, said Shanahan ...