The other British languages
Most people think of the UK and English comes to mind. However, there are several other languages spoken here including local languages, sign languages and immigrant languages. Let’s take a look at all the other languages of the UK. Germanic languages Germanic languages are the most popular in the UK, they arrived in the […]
The British royal family
There are probably 3 true British icons: tea, Sunday roast and the royal family. Who is part of the British royal family? You might be surprised to know that there isn’t really a definition of the Royal family. Some people consider it the Monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II) and their direct family members: parents, siblings, children, […]
Early May bank holiday: May Day and International Worker’s Day
The 1st of May is a bit of a mixed day. Officially the UK has the early May bank holiday the 1st of May (or closest Monday) . In most countries it is worker’s day and traditionally in Northern Europe it is May day. In the UK it is deliberately not called either May Day or […]
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 […]
