Interesting articles and reading matter aimed mainly at students of English.
Example: from the article which discusses French words in English, Franglais, you read:
- French kissing - using the tongue as well as the lips: a French kiss.
- French letter - nothing postal, but a condom.(this usage is now dated)
- French window - a full-length door with large glass windows
From the article entitled Costermongers:
- Costermongers, for example, used back slang where words were turned round - eg: the word yob is simply boy backwards. (A yob: a rude young man; a hooligan or lout)
From the article entitled World Words:
- A Mexican standoff is a struggle between two parties where there can be no winner. In fact, both parties could lose. Think of two men with drawn guns facing one another. If both fire, both die - a Mexican standoff.
- And do you know what Premium Bonds are? If you read the article - and act on it - you could be a lot richer!
More articles appear here regularly!