The “Six-Seven” Phenomenon: Why Teachers Everywhere Are Losing Their Minds Once upon a time, six and seven were the calm, law-abiding citizens of the number world. They helped with sums, appeared politely in times tables, and never caused chaos.Then 2025 happened. Enter the Six-Seven Phenomenon, a chant, a meme, a movement, and quite possibly the […]

An article for the Let's Talk About It session. Gen Z’s language might seem incomprehensible but slang has always sounded that way – just look at these five Victorian sayings Jordan Kistler, University of Strathclyde All Gen Z slang might sound like “skibidi” to older generations, but every era has had its own confusing slang. For […]

Variety is the spice of life, and because many words of modern English come from lots of different sources, French, German, Nordic languages, Latin, Spanish and even Hindi and Eskimo, speakers and writers have lots of choice when it comes to which words to use.

For example:-

Is this bed hard or solid?

Is he clever / intelligent / bright / smart ...?

This all makes English a rich language, but it can be frustrating.