It’s not a vacation, but a “holiday”; not an apartment, but a “flat.” It’s “ring my mobile” instead of “call my cellphone,” “cheers” for “thanks,” or “brilliant” instead of “great!” In recent years, ...

English is a global language, but depending on where it is spoken, the language can differs significantly. British English and American English are two widely spoken languages, with several variations ...

nepalnepal — Love may have its own language – but that’s not good enough for the British government. It wants English, too. Starting this fall, the spouse of a citizen who is coming from outside the ...

The British government should fix a date by which all residents in the UK should be able to speak English, says Louise Casey, who wrote a report for the government on integration in 2016. A common ...

Brits and Americans might speak the same language, but there are plenty of British words, phrases, and slang that mean something totally different in America. These differences can cause embarrassment ...

American English is showing up in British schools. What explains it? And is the traffic one way?

“ENGLAND is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality.” George Orwell’s perception is just as true today as it was when he wrote it in 1941; for though ...