Feb 18, 2018 Chunks, Word of the day Word of the day: Cheers Following on from our previous post on the phrase bon appetit, it’s perhaps a reflection of the priorities here in the UK that it’s far easier to come up with a single English word for what we say before we drink – Cheers! Typically, when you and the people you’re drinking with have new, full […]
Feb 12, 2018 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: bon appetit You probably don’t need me to tell you that food culture here in England is (and yes, I am using the classic English art of understatement here!) slightly different to much of the rest of the world. We seem to have developed a reputation for being a bit backwards when it comes to cuisine. As […]
Feb 2, 2018 Chunks, Word of the day Word of the day: wide boy Every big city contains certain kinds of characters who come to represent some deep and fundamental truth about the place. They capture some timeless essence of their being. One of the most enduring social types familar to anyone who’s spent much time in London is the wide boy.Wide boys are working-class, exclusively male, and survive […]
Jan 30, 2018 Chunk of the day, Chunks Chunk of the day: mass brawl Twice in two days now, I’ve seen the words mass brawl appear in news headlines. First there was a story about up to a hundred schoolchildren, many still wearing their school uniforms, being involved in a mass brawl – a big fight in the street – in Erith, a rather grim and depressing suburb on […]
Jan 16, 2018 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: on the cheap Some of you may have heard on the news this week that dozens of people were injured when a floor overlooking the main lobby of the Indonesian Stock Exchange building collapsed. You may even have seen the shocking video of a happy group of students and office workers who one minute were waiting for the […]
