This post features illustrated renderings of proverbial sayings from other cultures. Not my circus, not my monkeys. This could become my catch-all position for regional problems.
This post features illustrated renderings of proverbial sayings from other cultures. Not my circus, not my monkeys. This could become my catch-all position for regional problems.
Turns out the über-cool Benedict Cumberbatch, star of Sherlock, Star Trek: Into Darkness, and The Hobbit had a problem pronouncing the word ‘penguin’ while narrating a nature documentary. In this clip from Graham Norton, Cumberbatch answers some questions, does some voices and deals with the question of his pronunciation of the name of ‘said animal’ …
Ozwords reminds us that Australians eat ‘biscuits’ and not ‘cookies’. In true Australian fashion though, ‘biscuits’ have received the traditional abbreviation and become ‘bikkies’. Go to Ozwords and find out the background to an assortment of slang expressions including ‘stiff bikkies’ and ‘big bikkies’, learn how ‘Jatz crackers’ may not be referring to a small …
Ahoy, me hearties, enjoy International Talk Like A Pirate Day.
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