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The use and abuse of the English language, as used in the UK, including serious and humorous examples, likes and dislikes, and the evolution of English.
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Well then. What are the topics you prefer to talk about here? Pawel
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Einde O'Callaghan
3 yr 335 days ago
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Forget about x-mas. Gimmie some examples of the usage of this phrase. I know its meaning. OK? What I need is some nice context, nice story, fabulous conversation...
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
3 yr 337 days ago
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Could you tell me what changes in usage of words meaning "get lost" you have observed in the UK? I was told here to sob off and bog off. In books...
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by Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
3 yr 337 days ago
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Apart from some old ones like cool, awesome, what are the new words meaning superb that are changing your language? Any comments, please. Pawel Poland
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by Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
3 yr 337 days ago
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In my Literature Classes we have this reading. Could you tell me when usually young people read this book in Great Britain. What I mean is which grade...
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Pawel Piotr Stawski
3 yr 337 days ago
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Well, well, well. There you go. Teaching me good manners. How come you did not take into consideration the simple fact I am not a native speaker and sometimes...
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Pawel Piotr Stawski
3 yr 337 days ago
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Las week the occupier of what they called a 'help desk' wrote to me "...(such and such) is a fact which I hope you would not defy or mar."...
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by Giles Todd
3 yr 339 days ago
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The Caspean Sea. However, my student asked me a funny question. This sea is a lake, so shouldn't it be "Caspean SEA" as we do not write THE...
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Simon Rayner
3 yr 339 days ago
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It is funny for me because when we teach/learn English it is both British and American. Together they make up English. And here suddenly you want to distinguish...
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by John Briggs
3 yr 342 days ago
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the/-? http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/ but.. http://www.britishcouncil.org/poland Regards, Pawel
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Young Sociolinguist
3 yr 342 days ago
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acutely/comprehensively/overwhelmingly/richly KIND which one is correct? comprehensivley? or overwhelmingly? Pawel
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Einde O'Callaghan
3 yr 344 days ago
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I'm reading an American novel these days and encountered sentences like "what I try to do is identify the whole fact". As an English teacher...
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led/arose/brought/put THOUGHTS of ... arose? Pawe³
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by Nick Wagg
3 yr 344 days ago
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low/light/small/mild REACTIONS mild? Pawel
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Nick Wagg
3 yr 344 days ago
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George Brown, in his glory as economic czar, used to say in his cups, to society dames... in his cups? What does it mean? Regards, Pawel Poland
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by Giles Todd
3 yr 345 days ago
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What are other cities that are in common use with the before it? the Pireus, the Hague, the Ditts...although I dunno what is it. Pawel Poland
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Nick Wagg
3 yr 345 days ago
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Capital letter or both possible? Pawel Poland
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by Paul Burke
3 yr 345 days ago
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Do teachers go to "the or -" school? Or simply work at school. Because students go to school. It's obvious. On the contrary, teachers work...
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Mike Stevens
3 yr 346 days ago
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Samuel Watson almost paved the way for Coventry's involvement in the clock and watch business >HAND. What form would be suitable here? My dictionaries...
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by John of Aix
3 yr 346 days ago
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Hi folks, I am looking for thesaurus software. I do have some very good dictionaries (including the OED) and these do a perfectly decent job, as far as...
By Thomas Lauer
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cut.. - a reduction, decrease run.. - a gradual reduction of production turn.. - the amount of money taken into business in a period of time stand.. -...
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by Einde O'Callaghan
3 yr 347 days ago
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What are the popular names and the vocabulary you use connected with SMS- text messages? Do you say: "I am sending an SMS" or maybe "I am...
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Molly Mockford
3 yr 347 days ago
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The expression "Petered out" means losing strength or intensity. Did this phrase come from Peter's denial of Christ?
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I know that T is from tee, but why is it written in capital letter? Pawel Poland question asked by a student
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by John Briggs
3 yr 347 days ago
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Do you handshake or do you only bow? What about your friends families bosses? I am asking because we have just read and article in my reading classes...
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by Nick Wagg
3 yr 347 days ago
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