We launched this “On the Job” series to find out how people use English in their working lives. We talk to them about jargon in their profession, writing on the job and what advice they’d give to learners of English. Who do you work for? Clare » Read More
The English language is full of quirky idioms and ways of speaking, but surely one of the quirkiest is Cockney rhyming slang. Although most historians agree Cockney rhyming slang originated in London’s east end in the mid-nineteenth century, there are various theories as to how this particularly British linguistic » Read More
In recent years, it seems to have become fashionable to add the suffix ‘-isation’ to popular topics to create buzz words. When added to a word, ‘-isation’ creates a noun that denotes the act, process or result of an action e.g. general (adjective) + isation = generalisation (noun). » Read More
We launched this “On the Job” series to find out how people use English in their working lives. We talk to them about jargon in their profession, writing on the job and what advice they’d give to learners of English. Who do you work for? Nik » Read More
Disappearing words – do you ever wonder how words get pushed out of the dictionary to make way for new words? Well, just like animals or plants, words are put on an endangered words list as revealed by this article on the Guardian, “Dictionary compilers create endangered words list”. » Read More