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16 Most Distinctive Pubs In London, According To A Local
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOur writer whittles London's most characterful pubs down to these beery boltholes, from 17th-century...
Wordle frustration lies behind Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoThe Cambridge Dictionary has revealed its word of the year for 2022 as “homer”, with editors...
17 Things Americans Say That Non-Americans Hate
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoThere are 171,476 words in current use in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. If you’re learning English for the first...
I spent a year living in the UK and these are the British slang words I've permanently added to my...
INSIDER via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoI still enjoy a cups of tea back in New York.Zoe Ettinger I lived in London for a year and picked up...
Everyone on dating apps wants banter. But what does that even mean?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAt its most thrilling, banter mimics the buildup and climax of good sex. At its most disappointing,...
Differences Between Rational and Irrational Numbers
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoIf a number is a ratio of two integers (e.g., 1 over 10, -5 over 23, 1,543 over 10, etc.) then it is a rational number. Irrational numbers, when written...
Tea, weather and being on time: analysis of 100 million words reveals what Brits talk about most
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoJohn Gomez/Shutterstock Lovely weather today, isn’t it? Time for a cuppa? The way someone talks, and...
Fact Check: A List of Idioms for 'It's Raining Cats and Dogs' in Different Languages Contains...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 months agoX user @AdamCSharp Claim: A post shared on X correctly listed idioms indicating heavy rain in...
From 'hammered' to 'bladdered', study finds Brits have 546 words for getting drunk
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoIn an old stand-up routine, comedian Michael McIntyre once argued that posh people can use any word...