We launched this “On the Job” series to find out how people use English in their working lives. We talk to them about jargon in their profession, writing on the job and what advice they’d give to learners of English. Who do you work for? The » Read More
Tempus fugit – or to quote the original version: “Sed fugit interea fugit irreparabile tempus…” “Time flies, flies irretrievably…” Don’t worry, I’m not about to write another post about Latin, but most people will probably be familiar with the Latin expression ‘tempus fugit’, most commonly translated as ‘time flies’. » Read More
Sniglets Have you ever heard of Sniglets? The person who coined this term, actor/comedian Rich Hall, described them as “any word that doesn’t appear in the dictionary, but should”. Sniglets featured as part of the satirical comedy show Not Necessarily the News based on the BBC series Not the » Read More