Oxford dictionary compilers, keep an ear to the ground. Dictionary: a book that lists the words of a language in alphabetical order and gives their meaning.
In recent times a whole new spate of words have been added to the English versions of this book. Multiculturalism. Multiculturalism has failed, but immigrants are always an easy target.
Dear sir, do U have NE nice eZ jobs 4 me 2 do? Report finds young people have unrealistic expectations of jobs market and write applications in text speak. Many youth only want jobs in sport, pop culture or media, report findsThey cannot turn up to interviews on time and do not prepare for workUse slang on job applications thanks to influence of texting and internet By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 00:33 GMT, 25 April 2013 | Updated: 08:41 GMT, 25 April 2013 Unrealistic expectations: Young candidates are applying for jobs in 'text speak' and cannot even turn up punctually for an interview Young people have ‘unrealistic expectations’ of the job market - with most saying they only want a job if it is in popular culture, media or sport, a damning report reveals today.
Many employers are desperate to recruit, but say they are confronted by candidates who apply for jobs in ‘text speak’ and cannot even turn up punctually for an interview, according to the report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Gleanings from the Harvest Fields of Literature: A Melange of Excerpta ... - Charles Carroll Bombaugh. Academics 'dropping regional accents' to fit in at elite universities. Qikipedia: In 1881, US humour magazine... Vocabulary - football. Debate over Teesside dialect and accent continues. A TEESSIDE school's attempt to get its pupils to mind their English language has been given a qualified "thumbs-up" by experts.
The Gazette told yesterday how Middlesbrough Sacred Heart Primary had sent a letter home to parents, urging them to pick up on their children’s incorrect use of English - including Teesside-isms - to help their literacy skills. Headteacher Carol Walker says it will help equip pupils with the correct basic linguistic skills for life. But while the general idea has been applauded, boffins say it’s also crucial to also allow space for the distinctive Teesside dialect to flourish. Dr Peter Stockwell is professor of literary linguistics at Nottingham University.
14 wonderful words with no English equivalent. 30 of your Britishisms used by Americans. Viewpoint: American English is getting on well, thanks. 26 July 2011Last updated at 03:52 American and British English are siblings from the same parentage. Americanisms: 50 of your most noted examples. 20 July 2011Last updated at 02:30 The Magazine's recent piece on Americanisms entering the language in the UK prompted thousands of you to e-mail examples.
Some are useful, while some seem truly unnecessary, argued Matthew Engel in the article. Here are 50 of the most e-mailed. 1. When people ask for something, I often hear: "Can I get a... " 2. 3. 4. Viewpoint: Why do some Americanisms irritate people? 13 July 2011Last updated at 11:41 British people are used to the stream of Americanisms entering the language.
But some are worse than others, argues Matthew Engel. I have had a lengthy career in journalism. I hope that's because editors have found me reliable. I have worked with many talented colleagues. Lengthy. Britishisms and the Britishisation of American English. There is little that irks British defenders of the English language more than Americanisms, which they see creeping insidiously into newspaper columns and everyday conversation.
But bit by bit British English is invading America too. 100,000 BC: Mankind talks. LIFE as we know it would be impossible without language — and yet it is a remarkably recent development in our evolution.
Putting a date on when mankind first developed language is pure speculation. But the strongest theory is linked to the variety of sophisticated stone tools being made around 50,000 BC. The skills for making them must have been passed down the generations, and scientists say that is unlikely to have happened without language. It is believed that a series of grunts and other sounds evolved into a more complex language around 100,000 BC. 1215: King John and Magna Carta. THE signing of the Magna Carta is traditionally seen as the moment when English kings acknowledged that even they must obey the law of the land.
The ceremony itself, on the banks of the River Thames at Runnymede, marked the climax of King John’s struggle with his barons. The dispute had its roots in the feudal structure of English society. Under the feudal system relationships between the King and his barons were dictated by a complex list of rights and duties.
How King John signed the Magna Carta (Angevin Film Productions) Short documentary on King John and explanation of Magna Carta from Angevin Film Productions In simple terms, the barons provided military services to the King and he provided them with protection and grants of land. The King was also supposed to consult his barons before raising taxes or demanding large amounts of military service. The system worked well as long as the King was wealthy, powerful and successful in war. Lukewrightpoet: This is brilliant. Words staff...
Global English - The History of English (10/10) Internet English - The History of English (9/10) American English - The History of English (8/10) Terms of Service in New York Restaurants - Graphic. Glossary. Abracadabra The abracadabra is Eton’s basic academic timetable, determining who does what when; it is shown at the back of the Calendar and in Fixtures and boys and masters receive a personalised version showing their timetable. Absence A check to see whether any boys are absent without leave. House masters conduct regular absences within their houses, and there is a grand formal absence on the Fourth of June when the Head Master and a team of other masters ‘read’ Absence in School Yard and its vicinity. Agar’s The western half of a huge expanse of playing fields beyond Pococks Lane . Alington Schools A group of classrooms housing the English department (along with Caxton Schools).
Almanac An outline diary for the current term and outline dates for the coming terms, published online. Assembly An alternative to Chapel. Beak ( B) A master, i.e. teacher, whether male or female. Bekynton Bill Block Blocker ( B) A member of a particular block: F-blocker, E-blocker, and so on. Boys’ Dinner. BlackBerry cupcakes and Googling: new study of UK children's language. An Oxford University Press study of writing by children reveals the extent to which American English has colonised Britain.
Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian Fairycakes have been replaced by cupcakes, while someone going to a black-tie event will be sporting a tuxedo rather than a dinner jacket – at least according to the current generation of British children. A new analysis of children's writing by Oxford University Press has revealed the extent to which American English has colonised Britain. The study found US words and phrases such as flashlight, garbage truck, sidewalk and sneakers in children's writing, while "snuck" was frequently the past tense of sneak. Smart is regularly used to mean clever, and "cranky" for irritable. How Old is the Parasite “Like”? What makes a great speech? The world's first recorded cure for stammering was the "pebble method": go down to the seashore, fill your mouth with pebbles, and force your words to overcome the impediment.
This was the self-help cure that, in the 4th century BC, cured the stuttering orator Demosthenes, and launched his career as the greatest public speaker of the ancient Greek world. And it was still being used 2,400 years later, in the 20th century AD – marbles substituted for the original pebbles. Henry Higgins forced them into the mouth of Eliza Doolittle in Shaw's Pygmalion, only to see her swallow one of them. In The King's Speech, marbles are one of those quack remedies that have failed to cure the stammering Bertie. But the ancient story was about much more than a clever, or quack, remedy. Ancient literature was full of advice to would-be orators. Learning Zone Class Clips - Inferring meaning from the spoken word (pt 1/2) - Literacy Video. Learning Zone Class Clips - Inferring meaning from the spoken word (pt 2/2) - Literacy Video.
Learning Zone Class Clips - Using colloquial language in writing - Literacy Video.