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British Regional Dialects

Jan 28th, 2010 | By Nathan | Category: English

One of the hardest things I found when starting University in England was the difference in regional dialects of my new-found friends and even more so, their seemingly bizarre use of slang…

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Tasseography…it’s written in the tea leaves!

Aug 13th, 2009 | By Nathan | Category: English

…in the UK (excluding the almost universal obsession with astrology) we have several methods by which people are constantly trying to second-guess in which direction their future lies…

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False Friends or Sworn Enemies

Jul 2nd, 2009 | By Nathan | Category: English

As a British citizen I can wholeheartedly appreciate the need to avoid social faux pas. Good manners and etiquette rules are ingrained within our culture, from thanking waiters when they provide us with food in a restaurant (surely a pre-requisite to...