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How the DUTCH Changed the English Language
[…] In this video you’ll discover the extraordinary influence of the Dutch and Flemish on the English Language. Well delve into the history, which includes a look Dutch and Flemish immigration, the economic and trading rivalry between England and the … Continue reading
Where Does Newcastle’s Geordie Dialect Come From?
The Geordie accent is one of the most well-known accents from the United Kingdom. Even some of the dialect words and phrases have become well known such as “howay man” and “wey aye.” In this video I’ll be looking at … Continue reading
Weird plurals in English: Men, geese, sheep, knives and many more
Everyone knows that you make plurals in English by an adding an S. So how come we have “men” instead of “mans” and “mice” instead of “mouses”? And why are “sheep” and “fish” the plural and the singular terms? In … Continue reading
How the Vikings Changed the English Language
About 600-900 common English words come from Old Norse that was the language of the Vikings. In this video we look at the history of the Vikings in Britain and how they influenced the English language. If English is not … Continue reading
17 Job Titles in Victorian Slang | Mental Floss
By Paul Anthony Jones Nov 2, 2015 | Updated: May 13, 2022, 1:23 PM EDT Are you an “adjective-jerker,” a “learning-shover,” a “sublime rascal,” or perhaps a “castor-oil artist”? In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a trend emerged … Continue reading
Pronouns: Little Words That Say a Lot | Otherwords
[…] Pronouns may be little, but they say a lot, and they’re always changing! Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and fınds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories … Continue reading
The FBI Guide to Internet Slang | Kottke
In response to a Freedom of Information Act request in 2014, the FBI released their internal 83-page guide to internet slang (most of which are initialisms and acronyms). The quality of the scanned document is very poor, but it’s (just) readable. … Continue reading
Why Is Q Always Followed By U?
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING Digraphs: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/teaching-wik… The QU Digraph: http://ingles-americano.blogspot.com/… List of English words containing Q not followed by U: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of… Why Does The Letter Q Almost Always Need The Letter U?: https://www.dictionary.com/e/q/ History of Q: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Q-le… Why Does Q … Continue reading
English in the world: A very brief history of a global language
English today is a truly global language. It’s used all across the world, for everything from finance to popular culture. But how did a language that was once spoken by just a few tribes on an island off the coast … Continue reading
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