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The Art of Code-switching
(5 minutes) Code-switching is really about moral imagination, says Jide Ehizele.
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Assisted dying: We need to talk about suicide
(3 minutes) The push to legalise assisted suicide in the United Kingdom has relied largely on euphemisms, argues Dr Jonathan Blackwell. It’s time to call things by their real name.
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Language lessons from Humpty Dumpty, the Holy Innocents and Terry Pratchett
(6 minutes) Toby Lees warns that when we empty language of meaning we destroy others - and ourselves.
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The lonely life of the translator
(4 minute read) Monica Sharp explores the experiences of those who only have words for company.
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Mind your language
(4 minute read) Learning a new language in a foreign land can challenge your identity and psychology, Lisa Fraser explains.
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What would Poirot do?
(6 minute read) Kenson Li learns lessons for lockdown from the great fictional sleuth.
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Word warping in a time of pandemic
(5 minute read) Ronnie Convery finds himself having a grammar meltdown as he ventures out after lockdown.
