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UK Accents, Dialects and Mentalities – Birmingham and the Midlands

Birmingham and the Midlands In this video, I look at Birmingham and the Midlands. It looks at various things, such as: the geographical boundaries a few well-known people from the region the origins of heavy metal Einstein’s relativity Video Transcript UK Accents, Dialects and Mentalities – Birmingham and the Midlands – YouTube Transcript: According to […]

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UK Accents, Dialects and Mentalities – the West Country

The West Country In this video, I look at the West Country, or South West England. It looks at various diverse things, such as: the geographical boundaries west country way of life a few well-known people from the region local words and phrases pirates Star Wars food and drink (I did say it was diverse!)

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Using English Idioms

Using English idioms – introduction English idioms are entertaining but can be somewhat difficult to use. Rather than go through specific idioms and explain their meaning and/or origin, this article will look at the ways of using English idioms and the potential dangers of incorrect usage. For those of you who prefer your content in

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How to be Polite in English

This post will take a short look at one aspect of how to be polite in English. How to be polite in English – introduction The English are a strange group of people (I’m a Brit, so I’m allowed to say that). There are numerous ‘society rules‘ that most Brits instinctively understand, that can be

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UK Accents, Dialects and Mentalities – Introduction

There are many good and entertaining videos on YouTube that give short examples of various UK accents and dialects. I see no value in making another one. Instead, I plan to create a series of videos, that go into a bit more depth, giving details of the accents and mentalities that you could expect. If

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7 Funny Hangover Sayings

A Familiar Situation? Hangovers are horrible. No matter how much fun you had the night before, it never seems quite worth it in the morning (or whenever you wake up). They say that laughter is the best medicine, so maybe these funny hangover sayings and expressions might help cure your headache. For some strange reason,

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What is the Opposite of Black?

The opposite of black – introduction This short article will answer the question “What is the opposite of black?” To many people, this is just too easy. But be careful about things that seem too easy – the answer could be more involved than you think. For those of you who prefer content in video

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What Does Fingers Crossed Mean?

What Does Fingers Crossed Mean? – Introduction This article answers the question “What does fingers crossed mean?” You might think you know the answer, but as well will see, there is more than one correct answer. The meaning depends on your location and/or language. Here is a video based on this post, for those of

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English Intonation Examples

English intonation examples – introduction This article take a light-hearted look at some fun English intonation examples. This English intonation examples video is based on this post and is here for those who prefer to see a video. What is intonation? As in music, intonation is the melody, the way in which the tone varies

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Thinking the Unthinkable

Thinking the unthinkable (This may well be my shortest post ever, but I hope it’s still considered worthwhile.) For those who prefer a video format, please check out this video. Question: how do you think the unthinkable? Answer: with an itheberg … Apologies for any pain caused by this bad joke. Do you know a

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