Stephen K. Amos to appear at Bingley Arts Centre The maestro of feel good comedy Stephen K Amos has included a date at Bingley Arts Centre as part of his mega UK Autumn tour of his new show “Welcome to My World.” He will be appearing at the intimate West Yorkshire venue on Sunday 5 October at 8pm and tickets are now on sale and selling quickly. Read on for a chance to Win … [Read more...]
‘appen it’s Yorkshire Day
Aye up... You wanna know about Yorkshire Day then? Well, it's a celebration of Gods own County... The largest County in the United Kingdom with a population of around 5.5 million and most Yorkshire folk would say it's the greenest most beautiful part of the UK. Yorkshire Day is a day to be proud of our great County, maybe don your Flat Cap and tek ya Whippet down … [Read more...]
English is a Crazy Language
English is a Crazy Language by Richard Lederer Let's face it -- English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England, nor French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its … [Read more...]
The English Lesson
The English Lesson by Richard Krogh We'll begin with box, and the plural is boxes; But the plural of ox should be oxen, not oxes. Then one fowl is goose, but two are called geese Yet the plural of moose should never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or a whole lot of mice, But the plural of house is houses, not hice. If the plural of man is always called men, When … [Read more...]
A poem about pronunciation
If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world. The poem below is called "The Chaos" and was written by G. Nolst Trenité, a.k.a. Charivarius (1870-1946). Try reading this aloud: Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my … [Read more...]
Worlds Easiest Quiz
A really easy Quiz for all you Brainiacs out there - Just for a bit of fun... (Passing requires 4 correct answers) How long did the Hundred Years War last? Which country makes Panama hats? From which animal do we get catgut? In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? What is a camel's hair brush made of? The Canary Islands in the Pacific are … [Read more...]