http://www.metafilter.com/tags/britishenglish Posts tagged with 'britishenglish' at MetaFilter. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:14:29 -0800 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:14:29 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/75807/Lord%2DLove%2Da%2DDuck Ever wonder what a <a href="http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-quo2.htm">quocker-wodger</a> was? Just what did they mean when they said that you were <a href="http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-kip2.htm">all kippers and curtains?</a> <a href="http://www.worldwidewords.org">Worldwidewords.org</a> has the answer. "More than 1600 pages on the origins, history, evolution and idiosyncrasies of the English language worldwide." Word geeks, say goodbye to the rest of your afternoon. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.75807 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:14:29 -0800 british britishenglish dictionary english etymology idioms neologisms phrases words freshwater_pr0n http://www.metafilter.com/25076/More%2Dpronunciation%2Dquandaries <a href="http://ibb7.ibb.gov/pronunciations/index.cfm">Coffee, our nan?</a> Is this "Would you like some more coffee, Grandmother?" or Kofi Annan? Oh and mathowie - are you sure the Irish <b>Haughey</b> is pronounced <i>Howie</i>? [<small>Check out <b>Charles Haughey</b> for the proper way.</small>] Thank you, Voice of America, for teaching us how to pronounce those pesky foreigners' names. And shame on you, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/122709.stm">BBC Pronouncing Unit</a>, for not being <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/120000/audio/_122709_pointon1.ram">online</a>! [<small><i>This last link requires Real Audio but is really worth listening to if you have anything against stuck-up English twits</i>.</small>] tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.25076 Sat, 12 Apr 2003 18:44:00 -0800 accents americanenglish bbc britishenglish dialects pronouncingunit pronunciation voiceofamerica Carlos Quevedo