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We really have everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language. Oscar Wilde The King’s English is not …

The counters merely say that the person is rejected – he does not belong to the group. In uttering the …

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 still used in everyday language plus a complete list of Latin abbreviations, for students, teachers and …

English is a Germanic language, with a grammar and a core vocabulary inherited from Proto-Germanic. However, a significant portion of …

A limerick is a stanza of five lines, very common in Anglo-Saxon countries. Its subject is either very innocent or …

Proverbs where largely collected and used by my old friend John Florio, but of course they were created and employed …

United Kingdom Test Sometimes it is useful to test the knowledge of our students using a test, a quiz or …