BBC News – Haiti quake: Why isnt aid money going to Haitians?. Did you donate to help the Haitian people overcome the earthquake that occurred in 2010? Accord to this BBC news article only 1% of the aid actually given…
When was the last time you used Wikipedia to learn about a topic, find out which article got the most views…BBC News – Wikipedias most searched articles of the year revealed
BBC News – Wikipedias most searched articles of the year revealed. Its very interesting to see what made the top ten list for English language Wikipedia searches. Some of the most popular movies and books made it on the list…
Is the internet really changing the English language? BBC News – Learn English online: How the internet is changing language
BBC News – Learn English online: How the internet is changing language. We all know that the internet is changing our lives in many ways. Do you think its also changing the way we speak English? Let me know…
English learners looking to study abroad, is learning English in the Philippines a good alternative? BBC News – The Philippines: The worlds budget English teacher
Is learning English in the Philippines a true alternative for English learners looking for an inexpensive location study English abroad in? Let me know what you think! BBC News – The Philippines: The worlds budget English teacher.
Is Hinglish bad English? What do you think? BBC News – English or Hinglish – which will India choose?
BBC News – English or Hinglish – which will India choose?. Well, we have to respect the way English has evolved in India the same way we have respected the differences between American and British English. What do you think?
Let’s enjoy the end of the Election season with a bit of fun. What celeb would you want to lead the free world? BBC News – Pick your celebrity president
Being that I’m living abroad this election season I’ve already cast my vote through mailing in my Absentee ballot. In fact I believe you can even write in your choice for President if you didn’t like the choices you’d been…
This is a continuation of the funny words that are coming across the Atlantic from the UK … BBC News – 30 of your Britishisms used by Americans
BBC News – 30 of your Britishisms used by Americans. I especially like the word Bloody… but its not polite to say it at all… What’s your favorite Britishism?
Check out this fun article from the BBC News – Britishisms and the Britishisation of American English
BBC News – Britishisms and the Britishisation of American English. This is a very interesting article that talks about words and phrases that have “crossed the atlantic” from Britain to become common place in America. I definitely saw this coming,…
This article was a recommendation from one of my students – Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe via Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything. This was a very nice link that one of my students sent to me that talks about the error many people (including native speakers) make when…
This is one of my favorite posts from Grammarly – Context and Punctuation Errors
Grammarly is one of my favorite blogs on facebook. Take a look at their latest entry. Its very humbling to see how easily anyone, even a native speaker of a language can make grammatical as well as syntactic errors. In any case…