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Do you know when the Channel Tunnel opened? Or when Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first...

A loud Texan engineer was visiting Australia and talking about all of the large civil works in the...

If you experience mood swings, particularly on a Monday morning, then Rebekah Fensome's...

We say that films are 'dubbed' and not 'synchronized'. That means that, when we watch an American...

George Orwell (the famous English novelist and journalist) said, "If it is possible to cut a word...

Last year some people got quite excited after it was announced that Firebox was selling a...

"Golf is a good walk spoiled." Mark Twain I've never played golf before (my father was an avid...

The 'b' in the following words are silent, which means that you don't pronounce them: climb...

British and American English often spell the same word differently. For example, British English...

I have two very good dictionaries on my tablet, but I still like to use an online dictionary now...

Do you always start an email with the same friendly greeting? I thought you might like some more...

In British English you fill in a form. And in American English you fill out a form.

I often see alot written as one word instead of two. This word doesn't exist. It should be written...

"Learn to say no; it will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin." Charles Haddon...

... to contact me." This is a phrase is rather old (like the car in the picture!). I used it years...

Why not work on your vocabulary on a regular basis? I think that One-Word-A-Day is a great...

Improve your business writing by using short and easy words instead of longer and more difficult...

Do this online quiz and learn some surprising and interesting facts about the languages and...

Berlin is one of my favourite cities and one which several of my clients visit on a regular basis....

Conference Coma from Jesse Desjardins - @jessedee I've been to several conferences in my life and...

In a job advert, you read: "Problem-solving skills are a must". This probably means that you will...

"If a man makes himself a worm, he must not complain when he gets trodden on."                    ...

  In a job advert you read: "Looking for candidates with a wide variety of experience". So...

Use positive language. You'll see that it's shorter and clearer. Your reader will be thankful!