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North Koreans face the gulag for using slang words after Kim Jong-un unleashed a bizarre new crackdown on ‘perverted’ language. The secretive state adopted the new measures in December, fearing that its teenage citizens were growing too comfortable with words popular in democratic South Korea. Now the authorities will inspect citizens’ phones, hunting for any … Read more
North Koreans face the gulag for using slang words after Kim Jong-un unleashed a bizarre new crackdown on ‘perverted’ language. The secretive state adopted the new measures in December, fearing that its teenage citizens were growing too comfortable with words popular in democratic South Korea. Now the authorities will inspect citizens’ phones, hunting for any … Read more
From ‘budgie smugglers’ to ‘jandals’: Russell Crowe teaches Americans slang words used in Australia and New Zealand By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:10 BST, 25 June 2020 | Updated: 02:28 BST, 25 June 2020 He is the New Zealand-born actor who has became a Hollywood megastar. And on Wednesday, Russell Crowe taught Americans the … Read more
How Nicole Kidman tricked Jay Leno into using a VERY rude Australian slang term on U.S. television By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 01:39 BST, 25 June 2020 | Updated: 01:42 BST, 25 June 2020 Nicole Kidman is known for her class, poise, and elegance. But the Australian actress also has a cheeky side, which … Read more
English teacher reveals the VERY different slang words used in Britain, America and Australia – including ‘doona’ for duvet and ‘bottle-o’ for off-licence Lucy Bella Earl, from Hertfordshire, runs the ‘English with Lucy’ YouTube channel Shared video on the difference between British, American and Australian slang Includes words like ‘bottle-o’ and ‘ABC store’ for ‘off-licence’ in British … Read more
Life around the globe is increasingly different due to the coronavirus crisis – so much so that in many countries, people have created brand new words to describe it. With this in mind, experts at leading language app Babbel have revealed which new words and phrases are being used around the world to describe the … Read more
Can you speak fluent Covid? Pandemic triggers new wave of slang including Miley Cyrus coronavirus and sanny for hand gel Coronavirus pandemic has seen a wave of new slang words across the world New Covid-19 related words include ‘sanny’, ‘the rona’ and ‘covidiot’ ‘Coronaspeak can help the public make sense of the crisis,’ linguist said … Read more