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“ How do you fall in love? You don’t fall in love like you fall in a hole. You fall like falling through space. It’s like you jump off your own private planet to visit someone else’s planet. And when...

When studying foreign speech, don’t forget about body language, says Anne Merritt.

How do students best pick up languages? Martin Williams talks to academics, teachers and multi-lingual speakers to find out about the science of learning a language

Cybercrime costs Britain £27bn a year, and it could cost you dear too if you don't take basic precautions. James Silver asked experts for their top tips

James Park: Ofsted has come to dominate everything that goes on in schools. Open debate between staff, students and parents is preferable

Based on recent research into the most commonly misspelt words in the English language, Kieran McGovern considers why some words are just difficult to spell correctly. Which words do you think are ...

What becomes of the broken-hearted? Often, they turn to music. Charles Nevin ponders whether the remedy is best found in cheery tunes or soothing sad songs.

Mark Sanford returned to politics after "hiking the Appalachian Trail" became a euphemism for infidelity. What other scandals enriched the lexicon?

Steven Poole: A testy tweet from Mark Ravenhill is the latest manifestation of the British tendency to see Americanisms where there are none

When I was little, my mama worked the early shift at the seafood plant. She’d drop me off at my Aunt Janice’s house before dawn and they’d lay me down on

Tips for English students working towards the FCE Speaking Test.

There will soon be more mobile subscriptions than there are people on Earth, according to a UN agency report.