The Oxford English Dictionary traces possible origins to Old High German “halâ,” a cry used to hail a ferryman, and to “halloo,” a hunting call urging hounds forward ...

Imagine you are entering a room of friends, both male and female, and you want to greet them all with one expression so what do you say? 'How's it going everyone’, ‘Hi lads’, ‘Hello all’. Maybe a ...

The English language is rich with phrases borrowed from other tongues. Latin, French, Spanish and German all lend a hand to the English spoken throughout the world, but Irish (or Hiberno-English) has ...