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words

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Over-familiarity and abbreviation really annoy people

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Over-familiarity and abbreviation really annoy people

Fans of this column, if that’s not an oxymoron, will know that last week I decided to start the New Year finding out from people All The Words That Annoy, writes Colm O'Regan

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If you're not failing, then you're not learning
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I think dictionaries don’t get the kudos they deserve
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Words find a speedy new meaning every day; but what does that mean for us?
City in song and verse - new anthology shows off the best of Cork writing

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City in song and verse - new anthology shows off the best of Cork writing
Great insults are rare gems in politics today

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Great insults are rare gems in politics today
‘Binge-watch’ named Collins Word of the Year
‘Binge-watch’ named Collins Word of the Year

A dramatic change in the way we watch television has led to “binge-watch” being named the Collins Word of the Year 2015.

Thu, 05 Nov, 2015

Words writes the script on comeback
Words writes the script on comeback

Off the track for almost a year, since making an impressive debut at the Curragh, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Words captured the Group 3 Munster Oaks, feature of yesterday’s action in Cork.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2015

Gute fahrt! Irish people try to translate German words
Gute fahrt! Irish people try to translate German words

Gute fahrt schmuck, ich liebe dich, knoblauch rathaus!

Wed, 08 Apr, 2015

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