Vallet has been a vocal crusader against the use of Globish and the anglicisation of the French language for years. In 2019, he made headlines as the mayor of his commune, Marennes, in the department ...

Even if you speak and write French well it can still be difficult to know how best to construct more formal communications, whether by email or letter. We look at the different formulas employed in ...

The next time you hear a group of schoolchildren talking, take a moment to tune in to their accents. Is it possible to tell what part of Ireland they come from? What do you think are the influences on ...

‘The life of the journalist is poor, nasty, brutish and short. So is his style.’ Stella Gibbons, Cold Comfort Farm A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X ...

British people are used to the stream of Americanisms entering the language. But some are worse than others, argues Matthew Engel. I have had a lengthy career in journalism. I hope that's because ...

Last month, as volcanic ash drifted across the skies of Europe, I found myself in a van travelling from Dubrovnik to Antwerp with a Belgian, a German, a Turkish couple living in Holland, a Russian ...