Tag Archives: Language

My New Book – Straight from the Horse’s Mouth : 100 Idioms, their Meanings and Origins

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Today is one of those wonderful days that can be the highlight of my creative year, the launch day of my latest book. I’ve always enjoyed words and sayings, some of them archaic that seemingly make no sense to us … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, Life, writing | Tagged Amazon, books, creative writing, Ebook, Idioms, Kindle, Language, Paperback, Straight from the Horse's Mouth, Words | 4 Comments

The Ædifying use of Æ

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

No, I haven’t been holding down random keys on my keyboard when writing the title of this post though I dare say that it might be the only published article anywhere on the internet today that features Æ.Whilst writing an … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, writing | Tagged aeroplane, Æ, Encyclopædia, Etymology, history, Language | 9 Comments

All About Cockneys & The 150 Top Cockney Rhyming Slang Phrases

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Almost everyone knows what a Cockney is or at least they think they do. Famously they are the original Londoners known for their cheeky banter, no nonsense approach to life and perhaps being a bit rough. Actually a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Life, London, Popular Culture, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Cockney, East End, English, Language, Life, London, Rhyming Slang | 9 Comments

Apricity – The Warmth of Winter Sun

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

It’s freezing cold outside this morning. At 8.30am the garden is still minus 10C or 10F, the garden is covered in frost and ice and a pale blue stretches across the horizon with a very weak and watery like pale … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Life | Tagged Apricity, Cosy, English, Foreign words with no equivalent in English, Frost, Language, Life, London, Sun, winter, Words | 3 Comments

The Great Scone Debate – How to say it, how to eat it!

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Never let it be said that I don’t tackle even the toughest subjects on my blog. Tpday it’s one of those questions that have divided people through the ages, even more so than Brexit, Turmp Vs Clinton or brown sauce … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Heritage, Life | Tagged Clotted Cream Scones, Cornish Scones, Cream Tea, Devon Scones, food, Jam Scones, Language, Life, Tea and Scones | 16 Comments

Overusing the word ‘Like’

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Last Sunday I had a trip on the Tube to old London town. It started off relatively quiet until after two stops, a young and seemingly well dressed and respectable lady sat down on the seat behind me. You could … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, Life, Opinion | Tagged Chav, English, Funny, Language, Life, London, London Underground, Slang, The Tube | 17 Comments

Portmanteaus from Brangelina to Brexit

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Admittedly there isn’t much of a journey to along the alphabet from Brangelina to Brexit but these two events, which seem to have defined the summer illustrate just how much we use Portmanteaus from the important things in life to … Continue reading →