Swearing alert! A good piece on why British English is so great for certain kinds of swear words. lithub.com/bell-ends-pi...
My book Gobsmacked! The British Invasion of American Englishâan outgrowth of the Not One-Off Britishisms blogâlooks at several hundred words and phrases that have made their way across the pondâincâŚ
YOUR HISTORY TEACHER NEVER TOLD YOU- *me, checks lecture notes* I definitely told you. YOUR TEXTBOOK LEFT OUT- Me: It is on page 37 and again on 54. HISTORIANS NEVER ADMIT- Me: Look will you just admit already that you slept through class?
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Ten collective noun ideas: 10. A rash of dermatologists 9. A great deal of car salesman 8. A lot of auctioneers 7. A (polyg)lot of translators 6. A tedium of golfers 5. A well actually of pedants 4. A fraid of clowns 3. A deliverance of postmen 2. A lack of principals 1. An enlargement of pianists
The other British invasion: how UK lingo conquered the US It used to be that Brits would complain about Americanisms diluting the English language. But in fact itâs a two-way street Ben Yagoda www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
The long read: It used to be that Brits would complain about Americanisms diluting the English language. But in fact itâs a two-way street
How did British words find their way into American English? In this week's Grammar Girl podcast, author @byagoda.bsky.socialpodfollow.com/173429229
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