Hi nona, do you mean those Africans in UK is a visible minority? So, Chinese, Korean in UK are also visible minorities? Thanks. Nona The Brit wrote: It seems strange that they specify visible minorities, and not just include all minorities.

It seems strange that they specify visible minorities, and not just include all minorities. Visible minority - means people who are clearly part of a minority, for example Africans, whereas an invisible minority means people who are not obviously

British EnglishAmerican English I'd dispute that for a start! :-) Just a few words to point out just a few of the different types of error in the list..... 1. One may adopt a baby in Britain, but I doubt that one can nominate a baby in

3) How did the incident affect Rene and what did she learn from it? Rene seemed to be slightly hurt “I thought that was so rude after making that effort” and rather surprised by her attitude so she started listening to other people’s

Looking at that link I don't think these really exist in the UK. In areas with a large immigrant population, such as parts of London, you get a lot of shops set up offering services to the immigrants but these shops are not really used by

Dear teachers, I have done the work again and answered the comprehension questions. Would you please have a look at it and give me your corrections? QUESTIONS: 1) How does Rene describe the old lady? “ a crusty old stick ” + “ This is

The correct British English way is she-jul but you'll find a lot of British people use the American pronounication of ske-jul.

Well I certainly don't . Some people do though. I use it about myself but I wouldn't describe someone else as a 'Brit' (at least not to their face). All English people are British but not all British people are English. I don't hear Briton

Dear teachers, Would you please correct my answers? But before that I’d like to ask you if I understood the meaning of the underlined expressions or ideas. Furthermore, I’d like to ask British teachers if they confirm what she says about the

Hi everyone, this thread is cool. Yeah, it's cool because I was just thinking of that "updating" and I thought it would be funny. Americans receive updates from England: Grammar Geek is at her computer, and sees a pop up, "Your database is pretty