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NOT SO HAPPY from kendrive ^Pro 130 days old

My local pub is still peppering its signs with unnecessary apostrophes: I have had a thought though; Perhaps they are doing it to attract attention ...

IS THIS INTEGRATION? from kendrive ^Pro 298 days old

THE SCHOOLS WHERE NO PUPILS SPEAK ENGLISH AS THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE There are now ten schools in England without a single pupil who speaks English ...

THIS ENGLAND! from kendrive ^Pro 563 days old

[ ... ] that the English have become obsessed with "C-list celebrities and toffs". Visitors are warned that they will never fully understand what ...

IT'S THE WAY THEY SAY IT from kendrive ^Pro 710 days old

THE SEVEN WORST EXAMPLES OF WRITTEN ENGLISH Virgin Trains Moving forwards, we as Virgin Trains are looking to take ownership of the flow in question ...

ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE from kendrive ^Pro 732 days old

[ ... ] the rules of English Grammar are no longer taught at school. Once you have learned them, it becomes second nature and any departure from them is ...

FRACTURED ENGLISH ABROAD from kendrive ^Pro 777 days old

Above basin in toilet on train, China: Don’t throw things in the pond Sign on windy road in the Himalayas: Be mild on my curves Small hotel, Cornwall: ...

TIME FOR REFORM? from kendrive ^Pro 814 days old

Why is English spelling so mixed up, crazy and irregular? There are 3,500 words in English that contain exceptions to the spelling ‘rules’. And some ...

"MY HUSBAND AND I" from kendrive ^Pro 1002 days old

My favourite newspaper (you all know what it is by now) has been running a series of articles on the correct use of English grammar. This has resulted ...

GOLDEN BULLS from kendrive ^Pro 1077 days old

The Plain English Society has announced its annual awards of 'Golden Bulls' for the most obscure language and howlers. The superstar model Naomi Campbell ...

Americans 'more ill than English' from kendrive ^Pro 1300 days old

White middle-aged Americans are less healthy than their English counterparts, research suggests. Americans aged 55 to 64 are up to twice as likely ...