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

Discover how we monitor and research language in order to decide which words to include in our dictionaries.

Oxford Dictionaries for Children have teamed up with BBC Radio 2 to find the most talented young writers.
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Test your spelling skills with this interactive spelling game, with difficulty levels ranging from tricky to fiendish.
International Mother Language Day was first announced by UNESCO in 1999 to ‘promote the preservation and protection of all