Language & Culture
Victorian words and phrases from Britain
Take a trip back to Britain’s golden age with these lovely Victorian words and phrases —– Some Victorian words… Bricky If someone in Victorian Britain
21. February 2025
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Hey – who are you calling a „senior”?
These celebs are redefining what it means to be in your 60s – and I am loving it —– If you do a Reddit-specific search
16. January 2025
Language & Culture
Great Art Encounters – Electric Rider by Isolde Maria Joham
Isolde Maria Joham: a versatile Austrian artist whose futuristic vision was recognised just in time —– The Viennese are known for being a conservative, slightly
24. December 2024
Language & Culture
Midlands dialect and the odd things my mum says
What – you don’t know what an idle Jack is? —– In the great scheme of things, Britain is a small, small island. And, in
15. December 2024
Language & Culture
Gen Z slang? I’m here for it!
Getting to grips with Gen Z slang as an elder millennial —– I was born in 1982. Which means I did not grow up with
11. November 2024
Language & Culture
Great Art Encounters – the Ben Shahn murals in Washington D.C.
Art as activism in a budding world power —– Getting into the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building is an experience in itself. After the strict
5. November 2024
Language & Culture
What the British say and what they mean: a brief guide
What the British say and what they mean can be two very different things. And the problem is them, not you. —– “Katharine, can you
16. September 2024
Language & Culture
English words of Indian origin
Time to celebrate these delightful Anglo-Indian terms —– The English language is fantastically adept at absorbing words from other languages. These English words of Indian
27. July 2024
Language & Culture
13 funny British sayings (and their origins)
We Brits really do come out with some odd stuff! —– Speaking British English in a foreign country means being self-aware and kind. It means
19. July 2024
Language & Culture
Old-fashioned words and phrases in English
These old-fashioned words and phrases in English aren’t heard often anymore. They need a new lease on life! —– Recently, while writing about extinct words
16. June 2024