Phrases

‘Go toss your cookies elsewhere’: ten phrases that cause confusion across the Anglosphere

‘Go toss your cookies elsewhere’: ten phrases that cause confusion across the Anglosphere: 'No worries': this Australian slang was popularised in the 1980s by the hugely popular comedy film, Crocodile Dundee. Allstar Picture Library Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo An annual list of “banished words” compiled by Lake Superior State University in Michigan has caused a stir …

The rise of COVID ‘snowclones’ – the mother of all linguistic phrases

The rise of COVID ‘snowclones’ – the mother of all linguistic phrases: Snowclones that have become popular during COVID. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen an explosion of new words and phrases in English (for example, covidiot) and other languages Coronaspeck in German to describe lockdown weight gain) that have helped us make sense …

The Basic English Afrikaans Xhosa Zulu Aid: Words Phrases Photos Reviews

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