From "chockablock" to a "full Monty," the Brits have a wide range of interesting slang words.Gary Yeowell/Getty Images From "chockablock" to a "full Monty," the Brits have a wide range of interesting ...
The English language is a vast, ever-changing sea, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the United Kingdom. While the US and the UK may share a language, the everyday conversation can sound like ...
Look, British English is a problem all of its own. Between saying cheerio and looking like a dog's dinner, there's a high chance that foreigners will have absolutely no idea what's going on. But if ...
LONDON — According to the august Oxford English Dictionary, going bananas was simply not done before 1968, nobody went bonkers before 1957 and no one went to the loo before 1940. But the publishers of ...
A new book offers a quintessential guide to classic, common British phrases—including their quirky history and definition. Back when Britain ruled an empire, persuading enough young men to join the ...
Join Josh and Ollie as they team up with YBM to launch a British English series, diving into key differences between British and American pronunciation, vocabulary, and expressions. From words like ...
Learn the most useful English phrases for interviews to speak confidently. Improve fluency, reduce pauses, and express your ...
Being an unrepentant Anglophile, I’ve adopted certain British ways of life — an obsession with tea and McVitie’s biscuits being one of them — and when I’m in the U.K., I’m happy to use English words ...
Every language has a few phrases that don't always translate well — and the British English has some absolute corkers. The team at the Business Insider UK office have compiled a list of the best ...
From "chockablock" to a "full Monty," the Brits have a wide range of interesting slang words. You don't want to be described as "dim," "a mug," or "a few sandwiches short of a picnic." If you're ...