Having a Yorkshire accent makes you sound intelligent
A study at Bath Spa University has found that the British accent most likely to be perceived as indicating intelligence is the Yorkshire accent. A Birmingham accent (think Ozzie Osbourne) was ranked bottom in the perceived intelligence league.
Ten words soon to be extinct in British English
Over the last ten years or so, I’ve been noticing changes in the words that speakers of British English use. Some of those changes are due to the adoption of American English words, others are simply through misunderstanding. Here is an utterly subjective and unscientific survey of some of the changes that I have noticed. [...]
The Council excepts no liability…
A sign in one of Monmouth’s main car parks states that Monmouthshire County Council “excepts no liability” for loss or damage to property. So if it excepts no liability does that mean that it accepts all liabilities? Technorati Tags: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, English, signs, spelling, typo, language
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