What does the month of May have to do with the call of distress? Nothing really, it’s just an example of how words slip from one language into another. The distress call actually came from the French phrase, “m’aidez”…
The English Language, still causing confusion After the last post, I received some funny stories, some from the British point of view, so I thought I would continue the topic and share a few of these. Do you need a rest or a bath? One thing that can cause misunderstandings between the Americans and the…
When we moved to England from America, I didn’t expect any problems with the language. After all, English is my mother tongue. What a surprise then, when I found out that British English and American English can be very different, often using the same word to mean two different things. Clothes Clothing is one area…
