shipping forecast
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‘Rain later. Good, occasionally poor’: what does the shipping forecast mean?

 

Listeners to BBC Radio 4 have a strange affection for its shipping forecast. Although it is basically just a weather forecast,…

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Why is the alphabet arranged the way it is? How many words are there in the English language? Get the answers to some intriguing language questions.

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Oxford Dictionaries for Children have teamed up with BBC Radio 2 to find the most talented young writers.

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UNESCO logo on longest mosaic wall in the world.
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Infographic: endangered languages around the world

 

International Mother Language Day was first announced by UNESCO in 1999 to ‘promote the preservation and protection of all…