The latest version of the Collins Official Scrabble Words reference guide, has around 3,000 new words in it. The problem is these words include lots of slang words like; thang (slang for thing), innit (slang for isn't it), grrrl (slang for girl), along with popular words like, myspace and wiki. , and even Indian cookery […]

A McDonald's advert, which promotes the Pound Saver Menu, says, "the pound, also known as a bob". Since when? I mean I know inflation is on its way, but a bob is British slang term for a shilling, or five pence, and of far less value than a pound. If I went to McDonald's (which […]

Australia's news.com.au website has had a competition to find a suitable description for the next decade. This decade looks doomed to be called the "Noughties", and amongst the 3,500 entries people came up with ideas like "the Tentions", "the Tennies, "the Twenteens", "Decnos" and "Tweens" to describe 2010 - 2019. All of these entries were […]

Duden has released a list of new vocabulary, but some words seem strangely familiar:- Publikumsjoker Lifestylemagazine TAN Sudoku Internettelefonie Telenovela USB-Stick Best Ager We call this kind of German Ginglish, or Deutschlisch.

Making an entrance Originally uploaded by waɪ.tiː If you "make an entrance" it means you enter a place in some formal or special, eye catching, way. For example:- British comedian, Baron Cohen, made a real entrance posing as a gay Austrian fashionista and landing on Eminem's face at the MTV Movie Awards. Of course this […]

The writing's on the wall Originally uploaded by waɪ.tiː If the writing is on the wall for a person or an organization, it is clear that they will fail or be unable to continue. However this photo shows our hotel room in Strasbourg where the writing was literally on the wall, which is a bit […]