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Tag: British English
British English in British Songs
Differences between American English and British English are curious, aren't they? It's always a good idea to try to remember what certain words mean in North America and in Britain. Otherwise, one might simply be misunderstood...
Sexy English
Sexy can mean many things: provoking or intended to provoke sexual interest (e.g. a sexy woman, a sexy dress), interesting, exciting, glamorous or trendy (e.g. a sexy car, a sexy project).
Bird Vocabulary
"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?" These words of English broadcaster and natural historian David Attenborough resonate within me, and I hope you can also associate yourself with them...
Shop & Shopping English
In this post we'll look at vocabulary related to different kinds of shops and shopping, including common idioms.
Garden Vocabulary
"A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust." Gertrude Jekyll, a British horticulturist
British English in “A Street Cat Named Bob”
This post will look at British English vocabulary used by the author of the book. We'll also give the American English counterparts and the extracts which contain the vocabulary.
How to Describe Films
Did you like the latest Godzilla reboot and the live-action adaptation of Aladdin? Would you like to watch the Men in Black spinoff and the upcoming animated version of The Addams Family? No matter what you choose to watch, we hope your viewing experience is always positive. Read this blog to know how to talk about films, and to learn useful collocations and idioms related to the topic...
Bricks, Wallflowers and Doormats: Fun Words to Describe Personality
What do you call a person who chooses to live alone, or someone at a social event who has no one to dance or talk with? Read on and you will know the answers.
Public Transportation English
Boost your vocabulary, learn the difference between "subway", "underground", "metro" and "tube", "transport" and "transportation", "schedule" and "timetable" reading this post...
