A World of Englishes

In my last blog post, I blasted the UK government for the ridiculous situation some of our overseas students are in thanks to its draconian,...

I think I can speak for most of my colleagues when I say that we really enjoy teaching overseas students.  In my English in the World class,...

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...

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...

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...

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

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