Tagged “Language”

The crying face is now the world’s most used emoji, and laughing-crying has become the one that ages you

Google told the New York Times the single-tear crying face is now the most popular emoji worldwide. It is used for good news, bad news and…

12 Oct 2026

Health

The Dutch word for labia translates as "shame lips". A dictionary has just added an alternative

Dikke van Dale will add a neutral word for the labia beside the traditional one. Campaigners say a word that carries shame ends up on…

24 Sep 2026

World

Trump says “artificial” makes AI sound fake. He wants every US document to say “super intelligence” instead

The president announced the change at the UN General Assembly. Experts told the BBC the term is unlikely to catch on, because it already…

24 Sep 2026