Learning English can be tricky when words sound the same but mean completely different things. In this video, Claire explains ...

What sound does the letter y make? The letter ‘y’ on the end of a word can make a long ‘e’ sound or a long ‘i’ sound. Here we will focus on words that end in ‘y’ that make the long ‘e’ sound. Before ...

How many vowels does English have? Five, right? A, E, I, O, U. Oh, and sometimes Y. So, six? Actually, English has at least 14 different vowel sounds and, depending on the speaker and dialect, maybe ...

From ‘gazump’ to ‘gobsmack’, ‘squiffy’ to ‘snog’, British English is full of words that sound like barmy balderdash. Christine Ro explains why. “That wazzock dared to gazump me; I'm gobsmacked by this ...

A swear word is like a linguistic punch in the nose. Virtually every language and culture has them—and virtually every language and culture formally disapproves of them. But that doesn’t stop them ...