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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