Christmas crackers jokes
Christmas crackers are a British tradition dating back to Victorian times when in the early 1850s, London confectioner Tom Smith …
World English diffusion
I know your head aches. I know you’re tired. I know your nerves are as raw as meat in a …
Irish proverbs and sayings
The Irish are known for their humor, wit, and strong character. There have been several notable Irish writers and authors …
American English
We really have everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language. Oscar Wilde The King’s English is not …
American slang Part 2
The counters merely say that the person is rejected – he does not belong to the group. In uttering the …
The language of Slang
The reaction to any word may be, in an individual, either a mob-reaction or an individual reaction. It is up …
Latin phrases in English
Humanum genus est avidum nimis auricularum. (Lucrezio) Mankind is too greedy for lies. Vita brevis, ars longa, occasio praeceps, experimentum …
Latin and English
English is a Germanic language, with a grammar and a core vocabulary inherited from Proto-Germanic. However, a significant portion of …