The Phoenix interviewed Iyer through an email exchange. An edited record of this correspondence is below.

that silent letters exist in English. and the spelling system just hasn't kept up with it. like through and thought and night ...

Mon 29, 1pm – 2:30pm: “Archive of Tongues: An Intimate History of Brownness” a talk where Moon Charania explores feminine dispossession and the brown diaspora through reflections on her mother’s life.

The first people ever to speak to each other were Adam and Eve, around 6,000 BC. They were spending their third Christmas together — always a good excuse for conversation, dancing, and merriment. It ...

Cold outreach is still one of the most effective ways to build relationships, but success today comes down to personalization, brevity and leading with value rather than spam. Cold outreach is simply ...

SAO PAULO, Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brazilian learners will have more time to benefit from Native Camp’s three-month free English conversation campaign. The extension comes after strong ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region that officials publicly recognized on Wednesday. The ...

There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...

Donald Trump may go easy on Starmer during this week’s state visit, but his supporters see the UK as a stark warning for the US ...

This expression is a different way to say 'I love that idea' or 'I completely agree'. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode ️ https://www.bbc.co.uk ...