The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English by linguist Lynne Murphy is a trove of information about differences between these two versions of English. Murphy’s blog, Separated by a Common Language, is...
Step into a traditional English pub, it’ll be a while before everyone knows your name. A long while, in fact. The rules of conversational engagement are different in the UK from what you’d find in a place like Cheers. Kate Fox’s...
chicklet n.— «In addition to being able to create mobile version of their blogs, bloggers can create a personalized subscription button to their blog’s sidebar. The chicklet, as the subscription button is sometimes called, gives...