Friday, 2 February 2018

Sumer is icumen in, and the wind is passing ...

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This morning, I was interviewed by Andrew Peach on his BBC Radio Berkshire breakfast show on the provenance of the word fart .  The QI Elv...
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Tuesday, 18 April 2017

100 years of the English Pronouncing Dictionary

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As we approach English Language Day on 23rd April, I thought it would be a nice idea to write a short blog post about the English Pronounci...
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Wednesday, 15 March 2017

You say "lee-doh", I say "lye-doh" ...

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When I was a child, it was quite a fun thing on a summer's day to visit Margate Lido. My dad had an early morning newspaper stand outsid...
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Friday, 30 September 2016

The future of those tricky "th" sounds

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A number of newspapers have reported this week that the "th" sounds will die out by 2066 in British English (here's an articl...
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Monday, 19 September 2016

International Talk Like A Pirate Day: musings on the pirate accent

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Avast, me hearties! Arrrr! September 19 th every year is International Talk Like A Pirate Day . Started by John Baur and Mark Summers ...
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Tuesday, 28 June 2016

English: no longer an official EU language?

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In the fallout from Brexit, it has been suggested that English could stop being an official language of the EU . Is this likely to happen?...
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Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Compliments across cultures

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On the way home from the IATEFL PronSIG Pre-Conference Event on Friday, someone complimented me on my hair.  I felt pleased and I posted ab...
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