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Editor's note
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When we talk about the Americanisation of English, we often worry about certain spellings creeping into British lexicon. But the reality these days is that Americanisation is having a greater effect on sentence length and style than on the actual vocabulary we use. That said, people should also be quite beside themselves with concern for the plight of gradable adverbs. These terribly charming words are in frightfully grave danger.
Tomorrow is Remembrance Sunday – a moment to reflect on the lives lost in the two world wars. This year, it might be worth trying to engage with some of the more complex elements of that legacy too – such as the plight of the 2.5m men from India who made up the largest volunteer army in the world. Acknowledging their contribution means confronting some uncomfortable colonial truths, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying.
And do catch up on the latest revelations about tax evasion by reading our coverage of the Paradise Papers story – including a fascinating insight into how the Isle of Man came to be a tax haven.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Top story
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The terribly good Brief Encounter (1945).
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Paul Baker, Lancaster University
Is British English being swallowed up by American English – or are both versions simply following the same path to a more informal language?
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Paradise Papers
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Ronen Palan, City, University of London
Unlike the Panama Papers, the latest leak shines a light on the elites of the offshore world.
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Pete Hodson, Queen's University Belfast
From ‘holiday isle’ to ‘tax haven’: the Isle of Man is no paradise for locals.
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Adam Behr, Newcastle University
Rock has long railed against The Man, but problems with the taxman highlight its internal contradictions.
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Nicholas Lord, University of Manchester
The morality of tax avoidance becomes problematic when it is aggressively pursued through creative schemes.
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Politics + Society
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Diya Gupta, King's College London
Letters home reveal what is was like to be an Indian soldier in World War II.
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Kaitlynn Mendes, University of Leicester; Jessica Ringrose, UCL
It's not a witch hunt, it's not a joke and it really does matter.
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Daniel Hough, University of Sussex
It took more than one person to bring down the Roman Empire, but the moral decay started somewhere.
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Punita Chowbey, Sheffield Hallam University
A new study provides a more nuanced understanding of the role food plays in healthy eating and family life.
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M J C Warren, University of Sheffield
Its real purpose is to subsume Judaism and exclude Islam.
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Peter Lehr, University of St Andrews
Ten years after the Saffron Revolution in Myanmar, some Theravāda Buddhist monks are now preaching violence against Muslim or Hindu minorities in the name of "holy war".
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Environment + Energy
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Richard K.F. Unsworth, Swansea University; Ruth Callaway, Swansea University
Trowels and spades are being put to use in the sea.
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Health + Medicine
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Rebecca Landy, Queen Mary University of London
Smear tests are no fun for women, and the HPV vaccine and better screening will offer better protection from cancer and fewer trips to the women.
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Adam Taylor, Lancaster University
Basic anatomical knowledge can save lives.
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John B Appleby, Lancaster University
Two experts check Lord Winston's claim.
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Arts + Culture
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Andrew Dix, Loughborough University
Just about everyone knows whodunnit. But there are other reasons to see a movie than just the plot.
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Nathan Abrams, Bangor University
American comedian Larry David has drawn fire for his jokes about the Holocaust. But he draws on a long tradition of Jewish humour.
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Science + Technology
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Nick Perham, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Listening to your favourite album might not be the best idea if you've got something to do.
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Emma Russell, Kingston University
The things we think about email, rightly or wrongly, and what light scientific research has to shine on them.
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Matthew Wills, University of Bath
The mass extinction of the dinosaurs was down to the location of the asteroid's impact and the kind of rocks it landed on.
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Catherine Douglas, Newcastle University
It's no surprise sheep can recognise people – their intelligence is often overlooked.
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Monica Grady, The Open University
Marie Skłodowska Curie was born 150 years ago and is still the only female scientist many people can name.
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