We discussed slang in English Language yesterday and I found it so interesting I decided I had to write about it. Slang is something that’s really hard to define. I know there are definitions in dictionaries and you can google the word and come up with many definitions some of which ...
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
Est. 2009
Now that I’ve had a few weeks of lessons I thought it might be an idea to say a few words on the experience. It’s not the first time I’ve returned to study but it’s the first time I’ve had a specific goal in mind. I’m feeling incredibly positive about it ...
I’m sure I’ve discussed this before but English is a mongrel language and morphs as the times change. The word gay used to mean happy and if I read any stories written before the 1970s I stop and think about this word to ensure I get the right meaning. I’m ...
English is a mongrel language, it comes from many different places including three Germanic tribes, French, Latin, Greek and now computer speak. I took pause the other day to think about ‘lieu’ and ‘lieutenant’ and to wonder about whether they came from the same word. I found they do come ...
My book for Teaser Tuesday was Hamlet by Shakespeare, not Hamlet by some unknown person. There’s a reason for this…I’m sure I need a drumroll and someone to pull back the curtain to unveil the reason. I’m just about to start studying. I don’t have any particular goal in mind. ...
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking out loud about English on the Pre-loved Books @ Suz’s Space Facebook Fan page. I don’t pretend to be interesting all the time as it’s just various things I’m thinking about and notice in my travels. Sometimes it’s things I’ve pulled out of ...