The misuse of certain phrases in English is something that really gets my goat. Some…
Category: Slang
Elon Musk (one of the most famous South Africans in the world at the moment),…
I read an interesting article recently about the rise and fall of slang words throughout…
Another potential for embarrassment between US and UK English In the US pants are worn…
Sometimes, for fun, I give my students things like this to ‘translate’ (answer at bottom…
Another potential for embarrassment between US and UK English In the US pants are worn…
Every language has its vocalized pauses, which are meaningless words used to keep the conversation…
The most common and gentlest easily-understandable euphemism used to announce that someone has died is…