English words of Italian origin

We’ve gone over English word of Portuguese, Spanish, Polish and French origin. It is now the turn of Italian! Italian is a language that has given English many words but in different ways as the other languages we wrote about before. Spanish and Portuguese gave us words related to the ‘new world’ of America, Polish […]

English words of French origin

English words of French

French was the language used by the ruling classes in the UK for over 300 years, almost half of the words in modern English come in one way or another from French. We could write a book about all the words of French origin in English, but we’re just going to write about some of […]

Rooftop views in London

Rooftop views in London

London has a beautiful skyline and luckily it can be seen from many places. Some are free, some you have to pay for. As with everything else in London there’s a variety of options including free parks, museums, galleries, restaurant pop-ups and upscale hotels.   The popular Rooftops There are a few places that are […]