"Children are to be offered lessons on how to speak English formally amid fears that many are suffering from "word poverty", it has been reported. But how many words do people tend to know and use? Do people know more words than they actually use? And is having a large vocabulary something you learn or have a natural ability for? These are burning issues in the worlds of linguistics and education. On Monday it was reported that children in England will have lessons in formal language amid fears that some are suffering from stunted vocabularies." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet

"Quendy-Trendy", "Zeroties" - WTH? - Andrew C (✓)