A Scot in Scottsdale

On BBC Radio Scotland’s “Sport Nation” programme today there was an interview with Martin Laird, the “Scot in Scottsdale,” a Glasweigan golfer who lives in Arizona. He was being interviewed because of his recent success at the World Golf Championships in Scottsdale. Immediately following the radio interview the hosts were making fun of his accent, [...]

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“So, do you sound British yet?”

Everyone’s favorite joke when I went home for Christmas was to ask me if I was picking up a British accent, “yet.”

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while/whilst

… Whilst Schneider’s work suggests various explanations for this phenomenon … … Reggae music and its use of Dread Talk whilst fighting the system it became a part of … … But if you omit the second PP whilst altering the first PP, it is unlikely that the second would be understood … … If [...]

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it’s all about the subtleties

If you’re American, does anything strike you as odd about this slogan? I mean, I’ve had this soap for a couple weeks, and never thought anything of it, either…

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