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Op-Ed: Matric results misrepresent what candidates really know

South Africa

Op-Ed: Matric results misrepresent what candidates really know

By Maryke Bailey

Eish, it's definitely English

South Africa

Eish, it's definitely English

By Rebecca Davis

Girl Talk: new study suggests teenage girls drive linguistic evolution

Media

Girl Talk: new study suggests teenage girls drive linguistic evolution

By Richard Poplak

After only 50 years of dedicated work, American Regional Dictionary wraps it up

Sci-Tech

After only 50 years of dedicated work, American Regional Dictionary wraps it up

By J Brooks Spector

The Decoder: The wages of LA Law

Media

The Decoder: The wages of LA Law

By Branko Brkic

But slang’s a language too, innit?

Media

But slang’s a language too, innit?

By Branko Brkic