‘Nitty gritty’ on Sky Sports’ banned list of words due to supposed links to slavery as broadcaster orders commentators to avoid using language which may offend viewers in emails containing list of prohibited phrases Sky Sports will warn reporters not to use words which may offend viewers Staff members will be sent message containing list … Read more
‘Nitty gritty’ on Sky Sports’ banned list of words due to supposed links to slavery as broadcaster orders commentators to avoid using language which may offend viewers in emails containing list of prohibited phrases Sky Sports will warn reporters not to use words which may offend viewers Staff members will be sent message containing list … Read more
Boris Johnson waded into the Swing Low Sweet Chariot race row this afternoon, declaring it should NOT be banned ‘because no-one knows the words’. The PM admitted he did not know all the lyrics to the rugby anthem and called for those complaining to explain what they were. Instead he he wanted people to stop … Read more
A vandal was caught on camera defacing a statue of Arthur Ashe, the first black man to win Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the US Open, by spraypainting the phrase ‘White Lives Matter’ on it in Virginia. The vandalism comes as protests denouncing the police killing of George Floyd have unfolded across the country for … Read more
A vandal was caught on camera defacing a statue of Arthur Ashe, the first black man to win Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the US Open, by spraypainting the phrase ‘White Lives Matter’ on it in Virginia. The vandalism comes as protests denouncing the police killing of George Floyd have unfolded across the country for … Read more
‘What’s your problem?’: War of words erupts between Lord Sugar and Jason Manford after the businessman boasts about buying a new plane By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 13:26 BST, 12 June 2020 | Updated: 13:26 BST, 12 June 2020 A war of words has broken out between Lord Sugar and Jason Manford after the … Read more
An Oxford-educated museum curator who tweeted a guide on how to chemically destroy bronze statues has been told by police to delete the posts but continues to ignore the instruction. Madeline Odent, the privately schooled curator of Royston Museum in Hertfordshire, sent an inflammatory series of tweets to her 5,164 followers, ending with an explicit … Read more
Revealed: The 11 words most commonly misspelled in Google searches – including ‘separate’ and ‘potato’ (so, how many do YOU struggle with?) The words most commonly misspelled in Google searches have been revealed Separate topped the list, with ‘seperate’ the most common incorrect spelling Zucchini came in second, with ‘zuchini’ and ‘zuccini’ often entered instead By … Read more
Britney Spears has been spoiling her 24.4million fans on Instagram with frequent (and often very quirky) updates on the social media platform, as she quarantines at her home in Sherman Oaks. On Wednesday, the 38-year-old pop star appeared to have an epiphany while quoting Albert Einstein, as she shared a video of herself sashaying down … Read more
Twitter users stretch words such as ‘yes’, ‘dude’ and ‘hey’ to modify their meaning, according to researchers who analysed 100 billion tweets. The US linguist experts say stretched words that convey a different meaning than the original are common feature of social media, but are rare in formal writing. For instance, ‘suuuuure’ can imply sarcasm, ‘duuuuude’ … Read more