“Destroy America” – American and British Words with a Difference

Leigh Van Bryan and his friend Emily Banting are not the first people to fall afoul of the linguistic differences between us Brits and our cousins over in the USA. Although we both speak English, we don’t always share the same English, especially when it comes to vocabulary. The tourists were booted out of the […]

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Europeans Fall in Love Quicker Than Americans

A new study has reported that it seems that it takes the average American longer to fall in love than their European equals. The study looked at Americans and also at Eastern Europeans and found that Americans often considered friendships to be a crucial part of the relationship process for Americans rather than for Europeans. […]

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McDonalds tries British twang

McDonald’s seems to be cashing in the current US fascination with us Brits and is bringing out a new burger that evokes the types of burgers that you will get in a good old fashioned British pub. The United States were hit with Brit fever over the past couple of weeks as The Duke and […]

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US students speaking more languages

A survey has revealed that more US college students are studying languages than ever before. The increased interest in previously unpopular languages, such as Korean, has resulted in more crowded language classes at community colleges, but how much longer can this trend continue when faced with fierce budget cuts?
The survey, released by the Modern Language […]

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Cheryl Cole – Lost in Translation

When foreigners learn the English language, they tend to learn it through the use of the standard English accent. But what is the ‘standard English accent’? In Britain, we have so many different accents that are difficult to decipher even for the British people – never mind people from other countries. The story doesn’t stop […]

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