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RUN, A Verb for Our Frantic Times

Her birthday: must set plans in motion. Run a bath, put on cologne, set the table. High anxiety. Run down list: set watch again, put water in glasses, set flowers. Run to the window — phew! Watch her put a finger to the doorbell. Such joy! What timing!

Why do some Americanisms irritate people?

British people are used to the stream of Americanisms entering the language. But some are worse than others, argues Matthew Engel.

Useless Facts about Language & Words (Part 1)

• "I am" is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
• No word in the English language rhymes with "month", "orange", "silver" or "purple".
• The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.

English Trainer: Try yourself in translation from English

1. The enemy got a good hammering.
a) Враг хорошо информирован.
b) Врагу крепко досталось.
c) Враг искусно дезинформирован.
d) У врага хорошая ударная мощь.

Valspeak

Valspeak?is a slang term adopted to describe the way of speaking used by?valley girls who were stereotypically considered ‘airheards’ interested in shopping, personal appearance and social status only.