AI chatbots keep circling back to one rare girl’s name, from story prompts to school worksheets. As Elara quietly rises in UK ...

Confused by similar-sounding English words? Learn to distinguish tricky vowel sounds like 'bed' vs 'bad' with clear ...

Introduction Daily Graphic Online rsquo;s recent publication on the launch of Ghana rsquo;s new Mandarin Chinese curriculum has drawn attention after a flyer accompanying the report inaccurately ...

Most of us learnt that ‘a’ goes before consonants and ‘an’ before vowels – and most of us were only half-right. This Learning with TOI English Hack explains the real rule: it is not about letters, but ...

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The English language is full of fascinating patterns, exceptions, and creative spellings that make it one of the most studied languages in the world. Among these linguistic wonders are words that ...

Fluent English speakers often add sounds between words to link them together. When one word ends with a vowel sound, and the following word begins with a vowel sound, you might hear a subtle /j/ or /w ...

Pulling off a convincing on-screen accent takes technical prep, linguistic precision, and a lot of repetition. Actors typically work with dialect coaches, drill International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) ...

English learners accounted for 10.6 percent of all public school students in fall 2021, up from 9.4 percent in fall 2011. That’s according to federal data updated in May which tracks this student ...