Languages

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Language

February 14, 2026

Why it’s time to close the book on Fowler

In his bestselling guide to the English language, published 100 years ago, Henry Watson Fowler decreed that his way was the right way

Oliver Kamm

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Europe

June 14, 2023

Ukraine’s war of the words

Jen Stout

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Languages

March 17, 2020

The Prospect Interview #121: Britain’s language learning crisis explained

Prospect Team

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Politics

January 13, 2020

Modern foreign languages are not in crisis. It’s worse than that

Megan Bowler, Nick Hillman

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Opinions

May 08, 2019

Diversity, discomfort and my lament  for a lost London

Tom Smail

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Opinions

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Diversity, discomfort and my lament  for a lost London

Tom Smail

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Regulars

September 17, 2018

Speed data: how language learning fell off a cliff

Alex Dean

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Regulars

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Speed data: how language learning fell off a cliff

Alex Dean

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Scotland

July 04, 2018

The Prospect podcast #40—Why everyone should learn a dying language

Prospect Team

Scotland

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The Prospect podcast #40—Why everyone should learn a dying language

Prospect Team

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Culture

October 11, 2017

Is language innate? A new book argues otherwise

Adrian Woolfson

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Culture

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Is language innate? A new book argues otherwise

Adrian Woolfson

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Politics

August 24, 2017

Just what “global Britain” needs—a crisis in language learning

Teresa Tinsley

Politics

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Just what “global Britain” needs—a crisis in language learning

Teresa Tinsley

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