Here is another one: An alarm When an alarm goes on, it goes off… In this case “on” means “switched on” (like all electrical things), but “off” means “start”. For example, when leaving somewhere, someone may say, “Right, I’m off.” …
1. What reasons does President Obama have for thinking that Britain should stay in the EU? 2. From 1:28, what two unanswered questions does the reporter suppose? 3. What are the reasons that the group Vote Leave think leaving the …
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A while ago I posted about the film “This Is Spinal Tap”. It’s a fictional documentary about the lives of British heavy metal band Spinal Tap. The actors in this scene are all American, but they manage very good British …
Another funny word is the musical instrument “Cor Anglais”. “Cor Anglais” is French for “English horn”, but it isn’t of English origin! It isn’t even of French origin. There once was a mistranslation from its German name “Engellisches Horn”. “Engellisches” means …
This week I have chosen a comparatively trivial topic of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge visiting India. 1. The reporter said that it had been a bitter-sweet moment for William. why was that? 2. What was the opinion …
Marmite is a spread food that goes well on toast for breakfast. Here is its Wikipedia page. In Britain it is extremely familiar to everybody. However, many people really dislike it. They say there are only two types of people …