Start paying attention to the language you speak listen read and write every day (English.)
Report here something odd, strange, curious, intriguing that you have come across. It could be a misspelled sign in a store (plenty of them around,) a weird expression you never heard before, or a new word that suddenly is popping up in the language.
Or, new foreign words that are entering English.
Sharpen your attention and curiosity. Ask questions about grammar, or your doubt how to say something.
Post JUST ONE ITEM.
I hope everyone will participate and that we can develop a repertoire of interesting facts and factoids about English.
I saw a restaurant where the word shop was spelled "shoppe" like the Middle English spelling.
ReplyDeleteSince the plural of goose is geese and the plural of mouse is mice, I am always unsure of how to say the plural of moose is? Anyone? I know it's not meese and I don't think the correct term is mooses.
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DeleteIf im not mistaken there is no plural for moose it is just moose
DeleteI came across to and article that points out that in the following sentence the sound 'ee' is spelled in seven differents ways:
ReplyDelete"He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas"
The word "bromance" was recently added to the dictionary, referring to the platonic but close relationship between two men.
ReplyDeleteI could never understand the spelling of knight and night both sound the same however one has a k and the other doesn't. It annoys me greatly
ReplyDeleteThe word clutch bother me. You use it when something great happens or someone helps you out, etc.
ReplyDeletePeople use the word "google" as a verb now, referring to when searching something on google.
ReplyDeleteI recently came across a meme which asked whether the S or the C in scent is silent. It's confusing because Sent, Cent and Scent are all pronounced the same so how would they determine which letter is the silent one? What's the point in silencing a letter?
ReplyDeleteI found out that the word "gibberish" not only refers to a bundle of nonsensical words, but it is also a language that only few people know how to speak.
ReplyDeleteLast Spring I visited Seoul, South Korea with my girlfriend. We saw a boy about age 9 who was wearing a shirt that said, in English, "F*** you very much." This boy had no idea what it said and we found it hilarious.
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ReplyDeleteI have so many friends who incorrectly say "would of, could of, should of" when the correct usage is "would have, could have, and should have."
ReplyDeleteWhen I had visited Boston, last summer, they say "thank ya'll", as opposed to "thank you", like we say.
ReplyDeleteThe farthest back the origins of the word selfie can be traced is by a post made by a drunk Australian guy who had taken a picture of his stitched lips back in 2002. The word selfie was added to the Oxford dictionary in 2013.
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The fact that English has urban dictionaries in order to keep up with the times.
ReplyDeleteWhen I went back to my home in Japan last summer, I found that my mother was wearing a t-shirt with a logo of "m*****f*****". I believed she had no idea what the word meant. Probably she worn the t-shirt because it said "mother". However, it was funny to me.
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