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HOW TO USE THOU …as well as thee, thy, ye & you.
English used to have a formal and informal way of saying “you” – like lots of other languages do now! Allow me to explain… What does “thou” actually mean? How is it different to “you”? And what about “thee”? These … Continue reading
A Tour of The Accents of England
Polyglot and language coach Dave Huxtable takes a tour of the English accents of England, taking a look at the most interesting and iconic accents across the country and the phonetic features that make then stand out. If you like … Continue reading
Susie Dent’s Foreign Words of the Week – Stolen Words
What English words have been stolen from other languages? How much of English has come from other languages? Countdown Star Susie Dent describes her top British words that have been adopted from other languages! As English originates from other languages… … Continue reading
Italy Aims to Ban The Use of English. Here’s How | Vantage with Palki Sharma
Italy Aims to Ban Use of English. Here’s How | Vantage with Palki Sharma A new law in Italy is in the works. It aims to ban the use of English in official documents. It also seeks to penalise the … Continue reading
Talking to a Frisian farmer in Friesland with Old English
goes to Friesland to try and speak old english. Apparently the english language as we know it originated from holland in its earliest form 1000 years ago (old english). Eddie proves it by going to holland to buy a cow… … Continue reading
The medieval words you should start using
I’ve read through a whole dictionary of 13th century words so that you don’t have to. In this video, I present to you the ones that I think we should bring back. It’s a complete A to Z! …except there’s … Continue reading
How do you decolonise the English language? | Aeon Essays
nglish class at the primary school run alongside the Kitabi Tea Factory. English has recently replaced French as the language taught in all Rwandan schools. Photo by Tim Smith/Panos Pictures Is Earth’s most-spoken language a living ‘gift’ or a many-headed … Continue reading
Is English getting CHOPPIER? Hard Attack!
How English is increasingly using glottal stops–for Hard Attack. 0:00 Introduction 0:30 Laryngoscopy 1:02 Glottis and Glottal Stop 2:18 Hard Attack 3:28 German Glottisschlag 4:59 Smooth Old RP 6:16 Contemporary Hard Attack 8:16 ‘the’ and ‘to’ 9:35 Presentational Speech & … Continue reading
What People Get Wrong About African-American English | Otherwords
For more word-nerdery, subscribe to Storied!: http://bit.ly/pbsstoried_sub It’s one of the most studied — and most controversial — varieties of English. But many people still hold deep misconceptions about African-American English (AAE). Otherwords is a new PBS web series on … Continue reading
Is “R” a Vowel? | Otherwords
We all know that the vowels are A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y… But the way linguists define vowels may mean R qualifies as well! Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this … Continue reading
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