What happens when a language becomes no longer a language, but rather a global communication tool? So, you think you speak English? Which English?
Dialects and accents in English!!
Monday Phobia
Disclaimer – This article does not intend to offer treatment nor intended to be taken seriously. THIS IS A JOKE. Monday phobia Fear of Monday is a phobia that affects over 250,000 people in America alone. It is defined as a fear of Monday of any form or kind. People suffering from the fear of… Read More
Collection of English Tongue Twisters
1 Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? 2 I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she… Read More
When will we forget?
Battle of the sexes: A-Z Differences Between Men and Women
Admitting Mistakes: Women will sometimes admit making a mistake. The last man who admitted that he was wrong was Gen. George Custer. Bathrooms: A man has at most six items in his bathroom – a toothbrush, toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of Dial soap, and a towel from the Holiday Inn. The average number… Read More
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Tips for writing essays in English
Neither men nor women: they are more creative TOGETHER
Abstract An experiment is reported in which the effect of sex composition on the creativity of brainstorming groups is investigated. It was hypothesized that mixed sex groups would be more creative than either homogeneous male or homogeneous female groups. Fifteen groups, consisting of four members each two males and two females; four females; four males,… Read More
Fun with words: patience
Fun with words: 16 words that are much older than they seem
Every generation likes to think it invented slang anew, but often the latest words are actually very old. Here are 16 words that are much older than they seem. (The example quotes all come from the Oxford English Dictionary.) 1. FRIEND, AS A VERB A common lament in pieces about “kids these days and their… Read More
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