A BBC article about euphemisms and their origins.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22470691
The Shenanigans of a Ginger English Student
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Monday, 13 May 2013
The people who hate other peoples bad grammar
A BBC article about why people hate bad grammar
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22403731
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22403731
Saturday, 11 May 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22464422
an article about adding the suffix "-gate" to name a scandal
an article about adding the suffix "-gate" to name a scandal
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Brilliant quotes from Chomsky
A brilliant forum on Reddit where Chomsky promised to answer any question from the field of linguistics. Lots of useful quotes and ideas
Some interesting/funny videos
A great youtuber has made some funny videos about trying to understand Americanisms and his American friend trying to understand English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnhzA9GrF1o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfGf9nk7RTI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnhzA9GrF1o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfGf9nk7RTI
other useful revision blogs
http://amyjonesenglishlanguage.blogspot.co.uk/
http://natasharaffill.blogspot.co.uk/
http://scribble-spot.blogspot.co.uk/?view=classic
http://pheaventenglish.blogspot.co.uk/
http://graycharlotte4.blogspot.co.uk/
http://ellebenthamsorohan.blogspot.co.uk/
http://annaenglishlanguage.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.a2englishlanguagejottings.blogspot.co.uk/
www.sianacaine.blogspot.com
http://sixteensecondsbeforesunrise.blogspot.co.uk/
http://jamest-english.blogspot.co.uk/
http://natasharaffill.blogspot.co.uk/
http://scribble-spot.blogspot.co.uk/?view=classic
http://pheaventenglish.blogspot.co.uk/
http://graycharlotte4.blogspot.co.uk/
http://ellebenthamsorohan.blogspot.co.uk/
http://annaenglishlanguage.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.a2englishlanguagejottings.blogspot.co.uk/
www.sianacaine.blogspot.com
http://sixteensecondsbeforesunrise.blogspot.co.uk/
http://jamest-english.blogspot.co.uk/
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