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Spoken English: Misunderstood

by Anne Lyken Garner, May 19, 2008
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A crazy pickings of ridiculously bizarre slang from Cockney Rhyming, to the Hills of Southern America and back to good ol' Brizzle. It's not easy to work out what's being said, or even if they're really English, so don't say you haven't been warned.

13 Crazy Examples of Why English is the Most Hilarious Language to Learn

by Anne Lyken Garner, Apr 29, 2008
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A compilation of translated English signs from a foreign country, which convey totally different messages from what they wanted to achieve - with hilarious results.

English on the Internet

by LJS, Apr 2, 2008
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It has been announced that English is to be the compulsory language of the World Wide Web.

23 Words You Can Use To Impress Your Friends

by D. Minor, Mar 25, 2008
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These words are sure to make somebody's head spin.

Communicating in English: The Filipino Way

by Rhodora Bande, Mar 19, 2008
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How Filipinos “indigenize” or “Filipinize” English words so that these will fit into their culture. The result is an amusing, if not hilarious, kind of English.

50 Useless Things Everyone Should Know

by Seanwin, Mar 11, 2008
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A list of amazing facts.

A Few Linguistic Ponderables

by Bill M. Tracer, Mar 2, 2008
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The English language, being cobbled together from so many other sources, has a tendency to hold within itself a great number of exceptions to its own rules. This coupled with what some might call peculiarities in American usage can account for some funny linguistic ponderables. This article takes us through a list of just a few with a decidedly tongue-in-cheek and hopefully humorous and playful slant.

Words You Won't Find in a Dictionary

by Jason Anderson, Feb 16, 2008
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Don't you hate it when you don't know how to describe something? Maybe you can't think of a word? I know I do.

Malaprops: "A Penny for Your Talks"

by Beatrice Adams, Aug 16, 2007
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Malapropisms or malaprops are errors in word choice that result in funny statements. Here are some funny malaprop examples. Check them out and get a "laugh!"

English Proverbs

by The other view, Feb 12, 2008
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Try to complete the following famous English Proverbs.
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