Don't speak English? Don't have the time to master the 30,000 or so words most English speaking people know? Why not simply learn the 850 words you need to converse with anyone (who also knows the 850 words). picked by Boomshank 2 years ago

The gallery's official explanation in trendy English, by the way: "...People like you submit photos of real life errors, screw-ups, or downright awful mistakes of the English language. It could be anything from a misspelled street sign to improper use of an apostrophe on a business card or anything else that just doesn’t look right, etc." Many other fail topics on this page as wel... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 1 year ago

The speech accent archive currently has 976 samples of speech from around the globe. Native and non-native speakers of English read the same paragraph. Great for people who wish to compare and analyze the accents of different English speakers. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Check out this poem - it'll help you learn how to pronounce English. (With helpful audio links.) Holy tongue twister, Batman! picked by runninutes 2 years ago

Officials in the small English village of Navestock, some 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of London, are considering leaving many of the town's potholes unfilled as a way to bedevil the speeders who zip through town at breakneck pace. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Less than a tenth of China's pilots meet international aviation English standards. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

A floppy-eared, innocent-looking breed may be one of the world's most aggressive dogs, according to a new study that found English cocker spaniels tend to be more hostile than other breeds. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Some of the oldest words in English have been identified, scientists say.

*My guesses are 'tubular, gnarly, and plime. What are yours? picked by bingo 9 months ago

English as it is spoken today will have disappeared in 100 years and could be replaced by a global language called Panglish, researchers claim. New words will form and meanings will change with the most dramatic changes being made by people learning English as a second language. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A man with no knowledge of the English language writes a Portuguese-to-English phrasebook. Hilarity ensues. picked by sofsr 7 months ago

Mickey Mouse has a new job in China: teaching kids how to speak English at new schools owned by Walt Disney Co. popping up in this bustling city. picked by funkfrost 7 months ago

Campaigners for the English language on Thursday attacked a growing tendency for "obvious" public information posters, such as a police sign urging people: "Don't Commit Crime." picked by spocksmyhomeboy 2 years ago

She and her family, which includes her father, Ramon, and little brother, Obersy, moved to the United States just four years ago from the Dominican Republic. At the time, Yulkendy spoke only Spanish. So when she correctly spelled the word "cantabank" to win the spelling bee on Saturday, she had been speaking English for only about three years. picked by wendythomas 8 months ago

A food historian has claimed Scotland's famous delicacy haggis was invented by the English before being hijacked by Scottish nationalists as their own.

Historian Catherine Brown said she has discovered references to the dish in a recipe book dated 1616 and titled "The English Hus-Wife". picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Palaeontologists have unveiled three new Australian dinosaur skeletons in outback Queensland today.

The two herbivores and one carnivore, excavated from the Winton formation, roamed our land during the Cretaceous period - 98 million years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A new book by Richard Woolcott, who ran Australia's foreign service for four years, points to the pitfalls of translating thoughts into different languages. Take the Australian diplomat in France who tried to tell his French audience that as he looked back on his career, it was divided in two parts, with dull postings before life in Paris. "When I look at my backside, I find it is divided in... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It was a stick up of a different kind for one Australian burglar, who broke into a neighbour's house and played sex games in the bathroom with a bottle of toilet detergent and a vacuum cleaner. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55BC could not have occurred on the dates stated in most history books, a team of astronomers has claimed. The traditional view is that Caesar landed in Britain on 26-27 August, but researchers say that the English Channel was flowing the wrong way on these dates. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

SEX sells, and the newly formed Australian Sex Party knows it.

That's why, even with what seem to be sensible policies rooted in a desire to make sexuality and discussions about it less touchy subjects, the party has chosen a name that stands out from the traditional ballot paper line-up. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Over the several years that I have been reading and writing English, I have discovered two major facts about it. One, it's stupid, and two, it sucks. I hereby present the guidelines for my suggested upgrade to the English language picked by DaftGretel 2 years ago