But sometimes during a sports programme like the Olympics, FIFA World Cup, or Commonwealth Games, after listening to some British or English sportsmen and women interviewed, I would be wondering ...

British Council recently announced a scholarship opportunity for English language teachers in India. (Unsplash) British Council recently announced a scholarship opportunity for English language ...

“You don’t realize, actually, how British you are. But I love it when I hear you on Dancing With the Stars and you’ve got that English twang.” Mark’s TikTok video came in reply to a ...

English is a global language, but depending on where it is spoken, the language can differs significantly. British English and American English are two widely spoken languages, with several ...

Supplied Dubai: For many long-time residents of the UAE, the British Council has a special place in their hearts. As the world’s “oldest cultural relations organisation” marks its 90th ...

Gen Z Brits are turning their backs on British sandwich classics like ham ... Only one in 100 Gen Z would consider pairing ham with English mustard, compared to one in 10 of the baby boomer ...

Gobsmacked! The British Invasion of American English. By Ben Yagoda. Princeton University Press; 288 pages; $24.95 and £20 British intellectuals enjoy bewailing the influx of Americanisms into ...

a comma is always placed within the quotation marks. Example: “I’m going to be a couple of minutes late to class today,” he said. In British English grammar, commas and full stops should be placed ...

The event on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace was to mark the first time a country from outside the Commonwealth -- which mostly includes English-speaking former British colonies and possessions ...

What are news readers to make of quotation marks in an article or headline? It seems a simple question, but this punctuation occasionally causes a misimpression. The issue arose recently after The ...