But X-rays were originally called X-strahlen. In fact, they still are, depending on which country you're in.

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31st Oct. 2017 7:10 AM

The person who makes this comment is about to disagree with you.

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24th Oct. 2017 7:10 AM

In the condolence messages that I saw one word stood out. That word was vale.

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10th Oct. 2017 7:10 AM

Discombobulated is a made-up word but had found its way into some dictionaries.

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03rd Oct. 2017 7:10 AM

I sometimes get excited when a person of the opposite sex hands me a note. It reminds me of my days at primary school.

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19th Sept. 2017 7:09 AM

Well before Shakespeare came on the scene that word, scene, was spelt by ancient Greeks as skene.

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29th Aug. 2017 7:08 AM

It reminded me of a few years ago when I received a call from a mayor who complained that he was having a dispute with his...

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22nd Aug. 2017 7:08 AM

I can't remember ever getting a note from a member of the opposite sex since I was at primary school, and probably not even...

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01st Aug. 2017 7:08 AM

The Collins says of cancan: "The can-can is a dance in which women kick their legs in the air and shake their skirts to...

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25th July 2017 7:07 AM

When I returned home I contacted the mint and I was told the note had been legal.

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13th June 2017 7:06 AM