"is" doesn't seem to be a verb like (say) "runs" insofar as it isn't qualified by...

I just read an article about a man in Canada who chased his hat underneath a slow...

Branch of English or a Separate Language? www.sottish.parliament.uk/vli/language...

“speaking is a result of acquisition, not its cause" - is anybody able to explain...

I've been watching and I 've yet to see them present a word of English /Anglo-Saxon...

I've noticed that English tends to have separate nouns for objects, such as, "grapes...

I wonder if other languages than English have the word "teenager" and the associated...

As far as I know, you usually can't leave out "got" after "have" in negative and...

I just noticed that we've had about 2 inches of snow. The UK will be closed down...

Robin gave me instructions on how to use his computer, I hope they work. He slipped...

Can you think of a really insulting term for a Brit? Something that elicits the emotions...

I just phoned a hospital in England and was told by a recorded voice that the extension...

Odd pronunciations of English words derived from French (some of which have been...

Hay, Yahl*, Luhks liek itz ben awiel sins ther haz ben anee seereeus diskushon ov...

I'm missing a metaphor: the one where something initially co-exists well with other...

Would it be easy for a Brit, say, from London to be able to distinguish someone from...

This morning I heard a BBC World Service announcer made reference to "Oppra" Winfrey...

Have any of you seen this TV commercial for Fed-Ex-Kinkos in the US? The customer...

Greetings. I work in a German research centre, and as one of only two native English...

Fight to save English spelling A campaign is being launched to protect English words...