In addition to our regular posts, written by members of our team at English Trackers, we also encourage those who have something to say about language and are interested in penning a guest post for our blog to get in touch with us. Today’s post comes from American freelance writer . . . → Read More: British Slang: 20 Commonly Used Expressions
 |
|||||
|
The English language is full of quirky idioms and ways of speaking, but surely one of the quirkiest is Cockney rhyming slang. Although most historians agree Cockney rhyming slang originated in the East-end of London in the mid-nineteenth century, there are various theories as to how this particularly British linguistic phenomenon came about. The most common . . . → Read More: Cockney rhyming slang: you won’t Adam and Eve it! Today’s blog is a guest post from English Trackers’ new intern Robynne. She studied Chinese at university but her real passion is social media. Image: fullygeek.com A few days ago we blogged about how the rise of the Internet, and in particular social media, has led to the inclusion of words such as ‘retweet’ and ‘sexting’ in . . . → Read More: OMG I <3 that they have put LOL in the dictionary! Cream tea Having just written a rather serious post about tea, it’s time to bring you a more light-hearted introduction to British tea slang. When Brits drink tea they invariably reach for the biscuit tin (not cookie jar) so they can munch on a couple of biscuits while they drink their favourite drink. So, in the UK, . . . → Read More: Tea and biscuits – British slang I used the term ‘nought’ the other day in conversation with a non-native English speaker, who looked at me nonplussed* in response. This got me thinking about how many ways there are to express the idea of zero, or nothing, in English, which prompted this blog post. Zero, zilch, zip, nil, nought, nothing – they all mean . . . → Read More: Zero, zilch, zip, nil, nought, nothing … what’s the difference? |
|||||
|
Copyright © 2012 English Editing Blog - All Rights Reserved |
|||||
