I have been weeding through boxes of letters from as far back as the 1920s, saved by my grandparents and then by my mom. The majority of these were written by, or in sympathy for, my late uncle ...

To help remember this silent letter, there is a story of how the word was originally spelt – lambaz – in old Germanic ... film is relevant to teaching English at KS2 level in England and ...

As Old English evolved into Middle and then modern English, the word becameaskenand thenask. But the ax pronunciation stuck ...

It’s the same old story. Questions get asked ... I’ve just returned from mass and read John O’Brien’s wise letter (‘It’s easy to see why even atheists can find comfort in the pews ...

There is one real-life love letter that caught me off guard ... Sullivan Ballou was a 32-year-old Union Officer, who had formerly been a lawyer. He and his wife lived in Rhode Island where ...

There is an old joke told in the US. There are two kinds of Europeans; on the one hand you have those who are dynamic, resourceful and hardworking, while on the other hand you have those who ...

Alappuzha: Hidden within the folds of history, a 113-year-old letter, reminiscent of the bygone era of the Travancore postal ...

For a recent contest, topiarists—gardeners who clip plants into elaborate sculptures—displayed their creations to the world.

It bothers me that the two buildings in the fatal Old Montreal fires had been subject to fire safety-code violations. You’d think the buildings’ owner would have been required to remedy these ...

I was certainly disappointed that without notice The Roanoke Times' Saturday, Sept. 14 comics and puzzles page was completely changed. As a senior subscriber I look forward to those particular ...

A North Carolina family whose home was flooded out by Hurricane Helene found a 108-year-old letter that recounted with stunning detail the last time a similar tragedy struck — and now they feel ...

He found my old box of all the boyfriends.” She explained that the box is “not organized the way it used to be” so it also contained a letter from her grandmother, which her husband wanted ...