A new book exploring language, culture, and humour has hit the shelves. The Little Book of Brummie Slang, Sayings, History & ...
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Language: Is it Being Corrupted by Facebook?

Chatter on social media cannot be used to determine the value of any language, since most of these exchanges answer to no scientific standards, and most users of these platforms cannot even spell ...
A Midland Metro tram was named after a Brummie who played a pivotal role in bringing tramways back to the UK's biggest cities ...
Zidane, Zico, Pellegrini and Lippi... Juventus, Sevilla, Malaga and West Brom.We chart the incredible initial back-story of the 46-year-old Italian who has been appointed as Manchester City's new ...
The inaugural Somali celebration festival, Somalinimo 2026, kicks off today in the heart of Birmingham ...
The phone keeps cutting out somewhere along the M40, and when the answerphone finally kicks in it is not a slick management company greeting that plays but the Tesco Mobile voicemail service. Morgan ...
Language is a weapon in the RSC’s vigorous adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac ­– we feel viscerally that wordplay is just one ...
The University of Wolverhampton is looking to compile an online dictionary devoted to the Black Country dialect. From "owhamya" to "tara a bit", the area is known for its distinctive dialect, and ...
PRONOUNCING the names of Welsh places has been an age-old struggle for many - both for those who live here and for those visiting the area. Let's be honest, some of them are, in fairness, very ...
I've been the nosiest person in Birmingham for the last 15 years but in the last couple of months, I've taken to dragging everyone else along with me on TikTok and Instagram. There, my followers and I ...
The latest news and reaction on day 22 of the tournament after England set up a last-16 clash with Mexico ...
It has the spectacular Elan Valley and Cambrian Mountains on the doorstep, making stargazing, bird watching, hiking and ...