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35 accents in English

December 23rd, 2011 · Comments Off · humor, video, words

Starting in the U.S. and moving back to Britain where William Shakespeare invented it.

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Grammar Nazi

March 4th, 2011 · Comments Off · humor, video, words

Mitchel and Webb (the British Mac/PC guys) in a comedy skit about grammar Nazis who have a penchant for foisting correct grammar rules on others. I can totally identify.

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Word play

January 20th, 2011 · Comments Off · humor, words

Puns, groaners, whatever. Well worth wasting the time to read them. 1. A bicycle can’t stand alone; it is two tired. 2. A will is a dead giveaway. 3. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. 4. A backward poet writes inverse. 5. A chicken crossing the road: poultry in motion. 6. [...]

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Law & Order: UK

January 19th, 2011 · Comments Off · entertainment, humor, video, words

What America has learned from the curious and fascinating habits of the British police and Crown prosecutors.

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You know you’re Australian if…

January 5th, 2011 · 1 Comment · humor, words

Although the Aussies speak a dialect of the Queen’s English, only an Aussie would understand what’s below. You know you’re an Australian if: 1. You know the meaning of the word “girt”. 2. You believe that stubbies can be either drunk or worn. 3. You think it’s normal to have a leader called Kevin. 4. [...]

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Missile guidance for dummies

December 29th, 2010 · Comments Off · humor, stupid, video, words

A one slide slideshow with voiceover, explaining in easy to understand language and in great detail, how a missile gets from Point A to Point B.

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It’s all in the name

December 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · humor, odd, words

Some establishments, regardless of what they sell or how good their wares are, could increase business significantly if they just changed their names. Badly named stores, however, can be found everywhere.

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Grammar lesson

October 20th, 2010 · Comments Off · humor, words

Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. Avoid clichés like the plague. (They’re old hat) Also, always avoid annoying alliteration. Be more or less specific. Remarks in brackets (however relevant) are (usually) (but not always) unnecessary. Also too, [...]

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Remembering John Moschitta

October 14th, 2010 · Comments Off · humor, video, words

The fastest talker in the world does his spiel for FedEx in 1981. Sorry, no subtitles. Please pay attention.

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Welcome to Boston, home of the gahden

October 12th, 2010 · Comments Off · humor, video, words

Reading lesson in Bostonese not covered on This Old House.

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Voice recognition

September 20th, 2010 · Comments Off · humor, video, words

Two Scotsmen on an elevator try out the new voice controls.

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Asian accent

September 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments · humor, video, words

When Chinese people speak English, it’s as if every syllable was a musical note in a song with no melody. Each sentence has a special lilt to it. Follow along as this one guy spots a unicorn in Banff up in the Canadian Rockies. Russel Peters, an American Indian comic, has the Chinese accent nailed.

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