75 Simple British Slang Phrases You Should Probably Start Using
Some of these are new to me!
Thursday 19 December 2013
Thursday 12 December 2013
Friday 29 November 2013
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Sunday 24 November 2013
Tuesday 19 November 2013
BBC News - 'Alarming shortage' of foreign language skills in UK
BBC News - 'Alarming shortage' of foreign language skills in UK
"Earlier this year the British Council challenged everyone in the UK to learn at least 1,000 words of a new language. " Learning words in a new foreign language is a start - but you need basic grammar to communicate.
"Earlier this year the British Council challenged everyone in the UK to learn at least 1,000 words of a new language. " Learning words in a new foreign language is a start - but you need basic grammar to communicate.
Monday 18 November 2013
Wednesday 13 November 2013
Thursday 7 November 2013
Monday 4 November 2013
Saturday 26 October 2013
Friday 18 October 2013
China: Gadget users 'forgetting how to write'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-24584538
I sometimes find myself mentally looking for the "save" button when writing in a notebook (a paper notebook, that is!)
I sometimes find myself mentally looking for the "save" button when writing in a notebook (a paper notebook, that is!)
Wednesday 9 October 2013
Friday 20 September 2013
Thursday 29 August 2013
BBC News - E-mail error ends up on road sign
BBC News - E-mail error ends up on road sign
"........... a sign for pedestrians in Cardiff reading 'Look Right' in English read 'Look Left' in Welsh."
"........... a sign for pedestrians in Cardiff reading 'Look Right' in English read 'Look Left' in Welsh."
Wednesday 28 August 2013
Saturday 24 August 2013
Thursday 22 August 2013
Wednesday 21 August 2013
BBC News - Elmore Leonard: Do we use too many exclamation marks?
BBC News - Elmore Leonard: Do we use too many exclamation marks?
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There's even a word, bangorrhea, that describes their overuse. "
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Friday 26 July 2013
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Friday 21 June 2013
Friday 31 May 2013
ekathimerini.com | On third countries, agents, and transpositions: A beginner’s guide to EU English
ekathimerini.com | On third countries, agents, and transpositions: A beginner’s guide to EU English
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Wednesday 22 May 2013
Thursday 16 May 2013
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Monday 13 May 2013
Saturday 11 May 2013
Friday 10 May 2013
Friday 3 May 2013
Monday 25 February 2013
Saturday 23 February 2013
Tuesday 12 February 2013
Monday 11 February 2013
Thursday 31 January 2013
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Polystyrene packing peanuts
I heard this term on the radio today. We all know what these are, but I had not come across the term before.
Thursday 17 January 2013
House of Commons PQs | Margaret Thatcher Foundation - frit
House of Commons PQs | Margaret Thatcher Foundation
"The right hon. Gentleman is afraid of an election, is he? Afraid? Frightened? Frit?"
Margaret Thatcher, using a good old Lincolnshire word.
"The right hon. Gentleman is afraid of an election, is he? Afraid? Frightened? Frit?"
Margaret Thatcher, using a good old Lincolnshire word.
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Ferroequinologists
The Tube gets up steam to mark 150 years, and we all become trainspotters - Home News - UK - The Independent
"we like to be called ferroequinologists"
"we like to be called ferroequinologists"
Ferroequinologists
The Tube gets up steam to mark 150 years, and we all become trainspotters - Home News - UK - The Independent
"we like to be called ferroequinologists"
"we like to be called ferroequinologists"
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Friday 11 January 2013
Wednesday 2 January 2013
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