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December 7,
English in the News - Early Birds vs Night Owls

According to a story published in The Times, Early Birds are generally happier than Night Owls.  New studies show that it is not just because early birds get more daylight, or have a better night's sleep.  According to a study carried out by scientists at the University of Warsaw, a large part of their mood could […]

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November 1,
Word of the year 2021

The Oxford English Dictionary has announced its word of the year for 2021:- Vax A new 3-letter-word for Scrabble players!  A shame they didn't make it Vaxx - double x would be worth a lot of points. For some reason, double-vaxxed, unvaxxed and anti-vaxxer have also increased in use over the past 12 months. I […]

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October 4,
Where is the nastiest village in Worcestershire?

Well, according to farmer Carl Powell, it is Peopleton, a village in Worcestershire.  After a disagreement with other residents, he erected a 15ft sign saying, ‘Welcome to Peopleton. A murderous, lawless, godforsaken place. Probably, most definitely, the nastiest village in Worcestershire." Peopleton I have never been there, so I couldn't possibly comment. 

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December 6,
If we can grow cruelty-free meat in a lab, what is there to beef about?

This story in the Guardian is about the Singapore Food Agency's approval of the sale of "Chicken bites”, laboratory-cultured meat, from San Francisco startup Eat Just.

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November 11,
News Roundup #390

Apologies in advance, but I can't seem to avoid covid or elections in this roundup. It is up to you if you want to read on.

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November 10,
English in the News - Lockdown

The word lockdown has been named ...

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