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Age readers reflect on the significance of Anzac Day.

With so many Indigenous languages already lost, two Melbourne linguists are racing against time.

Indigenous languages are at threat, including some extremely rare sign languages used as an alternate way of communicating by hearing people. 

From ‘Bremain’ and ‘Bregret’ to ‘Euro-Fudge’, Christine Ro takes a look at the new phrases and expressions coined by a referendum.

THOSE who want to learn a foreign language, or want their children to, often feel they are racing against the clock. People seem to get worse at languages as they age. Children often learn their first without any instruction, and can easily become multilingual with the right exposure.

The fact that people can use “literally” about things that can’t possibly be factual may literally make your blood boil.

The popular portmanteau ScoMo makes Scott Morrison seem approachable, relatable — cuddly even. But it hides the fact that this is a man who campaigned against equality for gay people and sneered at Bill Shorten for wearing an ill-fitting suit, writes Gary Nunn.

"Not just if a van has a demeaning slogan. If ANY Wicked Camper turns up at the fest they won’t be welcome."

“Happy Australia Day!”

"The description of Kelly O'Dwyer as a bitch is absolutely sexist and a verbal expression of violence against women."

Backlash includes call for boycott of P&G, complaining commercial ‘emasculates men’

What snappy catchphrases are the politicians rolling out this election campaign? Do they work? And what's the vomit principle?

No wonder we're not a republic, we can't even be bothered to pronounce our country's name correctly.

Where there is democracy, there are politicians that don’t want to answer questions. Politicians have perfected this art of not-answering-questions over many years. At first

THE SOCIAL media abuse of AFLW star Tayla Harris was the straw that broke the camel's back, say Credit to the Girls podcast hosts Nat Edwards, Sarah Black and Lucy Watkin

An Indian English word for underpants joins a host of Scottish insults after the dictionary crowdsourced regional terms

I recently got a reaction from a reader that was curiously old-school shaming and tutching.

In the book Speaking of Alabama, an essay by linguistics professor Catherine Davies calls "y'all" a speech "improvement" — at least when referring to the plural second person.

People driving vehicles plastered with sexist and offensive slogans like “Virginity is curable” and “A kiss upstairs is an application for a ‘job’ in the basement” have been banned from attending an iconic Aussie music festival.

Wicked Campers, the famously controversially painted camper vans often seen on coastal freeways in summer, have officially been banned by Wollombi Music Festival. Festival organisers have…

Has there ever been a generation of Australian politicians whose speech patterns are lazier, sloppier and more atonal?

Phrase which encourages victims of sexual harassment to share their stories beats ‘big dick energy’, ‘single-use’ and ‘deepfake’ to top honour

In traffic, spectating sport, at your laptop - it's something many people do regularly.

Not according to a judge’s recent ruling, but the letter X can be an ambiguous signoff. Is it best avoided?