20 Quaint British Phrases
In his short story The Canterville Ghost from 1887, Oscar Wilde wrote: Throw a few British idioms into the mix and our American friends and colleagues may be …
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10 Things to Love About Stratford-upon-Avon
To Be or Not to Be in Stratford-upon-Avon? Without reservation, the answer is To Be, for Stratford-upon-Avon is not only the birthplace of Shakespeare—the …
30 Everyday Things With Different Names in British and American English
English might be a shared language across both sides of the Atlantic, but everyday words can sound surprisingly different in Britain and America. From "lifts" …
The Divergent Paths of British and American English
On April 26, 1607, an expedition sent by the Virginia Company of London arrived at the entrance to what is now Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, in the United States. …