Archive for December, 2009
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Posted by Liz Potter on December 14, 2009
A user of the Macmillan Dictionary has sent in a query about the meaning of a word that was new to me: I am looking for the meaning of ‘fruitloops‘ as Debora Shuger uses it in her Political Theologies in Shakespeare’s England. ‘… the play wrestles with a law that seems basically fruitloops‘ says she. [...]
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Posted by Jonathan Cole on December 11, 2009
This post contains a weekly selection of links related to language and words in the news. These can be items from the latest news, blog posts or interesting websites related to global English and language change. Please contact us if you would like to submit a link for us to include. Global English Stark lessons [...]
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Posted by Stephen Bullon on December 09, 2009
Well, it’s over. The Plain English Campaign 2009 awards were announced yesterday, and one of the winners was Lord Mandelson. Having left the cabinet twice in less than ideal circumstances, Mandelson is back in a position of some authority, and is seen as the government’s Great Communicator. But this observation, referring to the MPs’ expenses [...]
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Posted by Kati Sule on December 08, 2009
If you are based in the UK, you have a few more days left to listen to this BBC Radio 4 broadcast in BBC iPlayer: In the programme, poet Benjamin Zephaniah explores how people react to language change and slang. For more information, take a look at the BBC website. Don’t miss it!
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Posted by Stephen Bullon on December 07, 2009
“Perhaps I could say, by way of introduction, welcome to our stakeholders. We look forward to our engagement, as we roll out our dialogue on a level playing field, so that, going forward in the public domain, we have a win-win step change that is fit for purpose across the piece.” That was Dr Tony [...]
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Posted by Jonathan Cole on December 04, 2009
This post contains a weekly selection of links related to language and words in the news. These can be items from the latest news, blog posts or interesting websites related to global English and language change. Please contact us if you would like to submit a link for us to include. Language change and slang [...]
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Posted by Laine Redpath Cole on December 03, 2009
For the month of December we are going to have a number of posts focussing on teachers, and so who better to hook-up with than onestopenglish.com, the number one resource site for English language teachers? Macmillan Dictionary and onestopenglish.com have got together with expert authors Tim Bowen and Kerry Maxwell to link the weekly BuzzWord [...]
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Posted by Shane Rae on December 02, 2009
Ever read a book that mentions another book, so you then read that book too? This happened to me recently while reading Slam by Nick Hornby. In the book it mentions the autobiography of Tony Hawk. Not the British guy, the professional skateboarder. Tony is one of my heroes, so I immediately bought it too. [...]
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Posted by Kati Sule on December 01, 2009
For us in the Northern Hemisphere the latest season of the flu has well and truly started. The Spanish flu pandemic back in 1918 is perhaps the most well-known outbreak. 2004 brought the fear of an avian or bird flu pandemic, and this year has put the Mexican or swine flu into the spotlight so [...]
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