Do you wish the phrase “go missing” would go missing? Do you cringe whenever someone says “spot on” or refers to a redhead as a “ginger”? No worries, love. You’ve been “Limey-ed” — covered with the ...
In American English if you wanted to talk about someone's trousers (British English) - the things you wear to cover your legs ...
For American viewers, The Great British Baking Show (known as the Great British Bake-Off in its native UK) isn't just one of the most adorable reality shows on-air today — it's also a linguistic ...
A new study finds that most British teens don't have a large vocabulary—12,682 words. By comparison, those aged 25 to 34 know more than 21,000 words. The cause, at least in part, can be chalked up to ...
American viewers watching it fresh — not to mention Brits who already saw the season when it aired across the pond last fall — should be steeped in knowledge of pastry cream, quick breads, puddings, ...
American parents have reported that their kids are picking up British accents and vocabulary from watching Nickelodeon show “Peppa Pig.” The animated show, which is created in the U.K. and uses a ...
“CBS This Morning” may not be winning ratings races, but it is adding to the vocabulary. A conversation with Sally Bedell Smith, author of “Prince Charles,” included the adjective “well-navigated” to ...