Those who suffer enochlophobia, demophobia or ochlophobia–the fear of crowds–are not being entirely irrational.

A gray-haired witch with a memorable nose scampers across a darkened stage, hocusing and pocusing as a group of schoolchildren gasp and cuddle.

The origin of words is a question that now falls within the chapter of “glottogony”, resurrected after decades of inactivity. There are now quite a few glottogonic theories, some of which are also concerned with the origin of words as, for example, the one that argues that original words are connected with phonosymbolism, […]

Dozens of local areas have copied Carla's motion and declared climate emergencies including Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Bath.