Why do people treat me better when I use a British accent? [more inside]
posted on Dec 23, 2007 - 54 answers

What books/courses/web tutorials would you recommend to help me learn the Received Pronunciation (BBC) English accent? [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - 9 answers

Seventeenth-century history-Filter: where can I find a copy of the first and second volumes of S.R. Gardiner's History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate online? [more inside]
posted on Dec 9, 2006 - 4 answers

While abroad last fall, I had really awesome sandwhiches. It seemed like every pub we ate in had a brie-and-bacon-on-some-sort-of-bread available. Now that I'm back in the states, I want to know where to find English bacon, or how to substitute for it. [more inside]
posted on Mar 16, 2006 - 11 answers

I'm reading Princesses, by Flora Fraser (which, OT, is a bit too much like school to be really enjoyable) and am interested in a term I don't understand. [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2005 - 5 answers

Does anyone still get upset about split infinitives? [more inside]
posted on Oct 10, 2004 - 29 answers

Popstar - The British Version of American Idol. Does anyone know where I can find the clip of the Sikh guy who audtions for the judges - and is the equivalent of William Hung? As I recall he doesn't really sing, and in the middle of his routine he starts to do something that resembles some breakdance moves. Painful to watch, yet funny.
posted on Mar 24, 2004 - 5 answers

A writer's question: how does British English read (and internally, silently sound) to Americans? [More inside.]
posted on Feb 22, 2004 - 36 answers