Benjamin Franklin has recreated his list of over 220 "round-about" phrases for being drunk (originally published in "The Pennsylvania Gazette" in 1737.
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Welcome to the re-launched Tailor-Made English site www.tmenglish.org We hope you like the new features and the cleaner, stramlined look. 
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Just when you think you're getting to grips with a foreign language, a "false friend" can leave you red-faced and tongue-tied. Anne Merritt explains how to avoid them. Delete the scoop?
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Alex Hammond writes for ESL - Language Travel. In this guest post, he reveals a few little-known facts about the origins of the English language. Hey, English speaker! Congratulations. You speak a ... Delete the scoop?
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Here are eight of the bonkeriest idioms ever, along with some shrug-heavy speculation on how they came to pass. 
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Interesting idioms for students and teachers of English as international language.
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Good material for advanced level learners of English as a foreign. Delete the scoop?
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For those of you who haven’t encountered the term ‘infographic’ before, an infographic is a visual representation of, what is often, quite dense statistical information. This is the kind of information which can be very difficult to read as prose / text, but which, when transformed to a visual, can become accessible very quickly. Via Nik Peachey 
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Infographics and business English training make a good fit and Nik Peachey's ideas transfer nicely to the BE classroom. Delete the scoop?
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10 reactions that really make me angry when I tell people I am a language teacher. Delete the scoop?
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That was a funny and interesting puntuation exclamation. Delete the scoop?
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The 2011 census has revealed the main language spoken in 34,753 tiny 'output areas' across England and Wales. Find out what people speak where you live Delete the scoop?
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In 2011, the publisher of my book Enchantment could not fill an order for 500 e-book copies. Because of this experience, I self-published my next book, What the Plus! Delete the scoop?
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New York City is believed to be home to over 800 different languages but many are spoken in very small numbers and some by only a handful and are in real danger of dying out. Delete the scoop?
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A new book details the crime de la creme of typographical errors, from hotel brochures advertising a 'French widow in every bedroom' to Tea Party signs declaring President Obama's 'crisis of competnce'. Delete the scoop?
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All languages are rich in food-related figures of speech, from Swedes 'sliding in on a shrimp sandwich' to Japanese speakers 'eating cold rice'. What are your favourites? Delete the scoop?
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It was once thought that learning a second language too early could inhibit a child's acquisition of a primary language. However, new research suggests that our brains actually are strengthened by speaking more than one language.
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Today I want to publish my bold manifesto. I want this to be the Secret equivalent to Scott Thornbury’s 2001 Vow of Chastity. From this day forward, I want to have inspired debates where people rub... Delete the scoop?
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TRANSLATION and interpretation in matters of diplomacy is tricky. Language enthusiasts particularly enjoy the story of the Treaty of Wuchale, signed between Ethiopia...
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Scrap French and use Spanish instead. Delete the scoop?
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The word 'boycott' is now used in many countries but where does it originate from? Delete the scoop?
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Term meaning 'ungoogleable' was to be added to Swedish lexicon, but has been pulled after Google tried to alter definition. By Charles Arthur
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MID DEVON District Council, which governs local affairs in a small bit of southwestern England, recently took Britain by storm. How?Outrage at local authority plans... Delete the scoop?
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Gary Nunn: A book on international idioms reveals much about our national characters Delete the scoop?
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An 81-year-old man from Somerset who had a stroke woke up speaking Welsh, a language he had not spoken since childhood. Delete the scoop?
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Our updated Classroom Activities page with two activites to use before the US Presidential elections and a whole host of other great stuff all for free download. Delete the scoop?
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Education secretary Michael Gove has written a letter to an old teacher, expressing regret for his behaviour at school. Delete the scoop?
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LAST week's post on "guys" inspired some thoughts on the tricky landscape of gendered language. I mused that feminism and social solidarity between young men and... Delete the scoop?
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The Magazine's recent article about the Britishisation of American English prompted readers to respond with examples of their own. Delete the scoop?
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