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Why “No Problem” Can Seem Rude: Phatic Expressions
“Hello!” “Thank you!” “You’re welcome!” These are all phatic expressions, and people can argue about them. Pull down the description for the references! MORE LANGUAGE FILES: • Tom’s Language Files Written with Gretchen McCulloch and Molly Ruhl. Gretchen’s new book, … Continue reading
The English Language: Where Did It Come From?
🇬🇧Fiery dragons, unruly spelling, and fierce invaders? Grab a paper and get ready to take notes. This is the story of English you were never told in school! 📺 WATCH NEXT: 7 Difficult English Accents You’ll NEVER Guess 👉🏼 • … Continue reading
11 Difficult English Accents You WON’T Understand
❓🤨❓ How good are your English listening skills? Can you figure out where these accents are from? Can you understand what they are saying? […]
The Canterbury Tales, or, How Technology Changes The Way We Speak: The London History Show
[…] Sources and further reading: British Library accents and dialects archive: https://tinyurl.com/3zz66jam McGillivray, M. 2013. Canterbury Tales 1 – 541 read aloud: https://vimeo.com/56602418 Robson, D. 2016. Has The Queen Become Frightfully Common? https://tinyurl.com/2p8usbah Strycharczuk, P. et al. 2020. General Northern … Continue reading
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
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