When we say something is "pants" we mean it's rubbish. To see this illustrated, watch this video:-

The Washington Post has come up with some more gems for alternative meanings for words:- Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.Circumvent (n.), the opening in the front of boxer shorts.Coffee (n.), a person who is coughed upon.Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while […]

Quite a few new words and phrases have entered the Chambers Dictionary this year. Here are some of the more interesting ones:- Blue-on-blue - fire from one's own side or allied forces, as opposed to fire coming from enemy forces, sometimes called friendly fire. Blu-ray - a blue laser used to read and write discs. […]

According to an article in the Times Higher Education Supplement, common spelling mistakes should be accepted into everyday use, not corrected. Ken Smith a lecturer at Bucks New University says the most common mistakes should be accepted as "variant spellings". He lists the 10 most commonly misspelt words, which include "arguement" for "argument" and "twelth" […]

Why not try something like this yourself? But watch out for making mistakes! (See if you can spot them and then look below). @1.40 - disgust (not disguist) @1.36 - existence (not existance) @ 1.51 - It (not it) @ 2.01 reminds (not remind) @ 2.02 - every day (not everyday) @ 2.32 - than […]

Slow Worms Are So Easy to Photograph Even I Can Manage ItOriginally uploaded by waɪ.tiː If you are legless it can mean you have drunk so much (alcohol) that you can't walk. But this is a photo of a slowworm "Anguis fragilis" (the slow worm, slow-worm, blindworm or blind worm) is not a worm, or […]