
What a kerfuffle! 10 funny words in British English
“What a palaver!” I shouldn’t be laughing right now, as I am talking to my sister about a fall she just had while out running,
“What a palaver!” I shouldn’t be laughing right now, as I am talking to my sister about a fall she just had while out running,
As I wrote last week, there was no way in the world I was going to miss the Coronation of King Charles III. Well, now
As I wrote a short while ago, my new year’s resolution for 2023 is to learn one poem a month off by heart. Asking friends
The disappearance of Kiwi shoe polish from the UK market doesn’t just show a lack of interest in formal shoe care. It is a sign
Even though their influence in Northern England waned about a thousand years ago, the Vikings are still very much present in our distinctive culture and
British English is a colourful, vibrant language full of words curious and unique. And of course that goes for British slang words too! I love
After the tumult of the last few months in British politics, one could be forgiven for suffering from slight whiplash. The Greek tragedy of Boris
If you have read some of my other work, you will know that I was born and grew up in Yorkshire in the UK but
The Battle Flamborough Head in 1779 was one of the first signs that the fledgling United States of America meant business on the world stage.
My microgeneration has been handed an exciting new label. We — those born between 1980 and 1985 — are now being called “geriatric millennials”. This