CNN — It was meant to be an inclusive gesture to New Zealand’s indigenous Maori community. But plans to introduce bilingual road signs featuring both the English and…
Read more Lost in translation: How New Zealand’s plan for bilingual road signs took an unexpected turn | CNNCNN — While the Anglosphere was wracked by a burst of populism in 2016, most European countries proved remarkably resilient. Long-held grievances in the United Kingdom and United…
Read more Why are far-right parties on the march across Europe? | CNNRome CNN — Italians who use English and other foreign words in official communications could face fines of up to €100,000 ($108,705) under new legislation introduced by Prime…
Read more Italian government seeks to penalize the use of English words | CNNWashington CNN — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN that he and his Chinese counterpart have not spoken for a “couple of months,” with Chinese Minister of…
Read more US defense secretary tells CNN he hasn’t spoken to Chinese counterpart for a ‘couple of months’ | CNN PoliticsCNN — There’s never been a better time to learn Korean. It’s one of the fastest-growing languages in the world, outpacing traditionally popular rivals like Chinese in multiple…
Read more South Korea brought K-pop and K-dramas to the world. The Korean language could be next | CNNCNN — Sitting in the back of a packed room in the Hamilton County Schools administration complex, Clara fought the urge to leave. She had taken the day…
Read more Racist rhetoric greets increasing population of Latino students in this Tennessee county | CNNCNN — Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron is facing fierce criticism in South Africa after saying her mother tongue, Afrikaans, is “a dying language.” The “Monster” and “Tully” star…
Read more Charlize Theron faces backlash after saying Afrikaans, her mother tongue, is dying out | CNNHong Kong CNN — In many countries, cursing online about the government is so commonplace nobody bats an eye. But it’s not such an easy task on China’s…
Read more Chinese are criticizing zero-Covid — in language censors don’t seem to understand | CNNCNN — Soccer’s lexicon is a rich reservoir of often curiously contorted cliche and phrasing, frequently the subject of parody. Now, the linguistic ingenuity of two of the…
Read more Soccer lexicon: ‘Squeaky bum time’ and ‘park the bus’ added to Oxford English Dictionary | CNN
