The British English Insider
Steve EllisHelping advanced English learners improve their fluency and prepare for Cambridge Advanced C1 and Proficiency C2 exams. Reflections on British life, culture, language, and the way we really speak. By Steve Ellis — High Flyer English
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Are Idioms Really That Important?
If you’ve spent any time studying advanced English, you’ve probably come across lists of idioms.
Hundreds of them.
Perhaps thousands.
You may even know expressions such as:
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kick the bucket (die)
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let the cat out of the bag (reve...
50 Advanced Conversational Idioms British People Actually Use
Video: paid subscribers please note that the full version is lower down. :-)
Most learners know a few idioms.
The problem is that many idioms taught online are expressions you’ll rarely hear in real life. They’re interesting, but they’re...
Ever Had the Collywobbles?
If you’ve never come across the word collywobbles, you’re in for a treat.
In British English, the collywobbles means a feeling of nervousness, anxiety, or a fluttery sensation in your stomach before something important happens.
You might...
Hazard!
The windscreen wipers swish-slap
A soporific beat.
In the headlights
The road
An ebony silk ribbon
Stretches taut,
Shimmering straight
Ahead. Ahead. Ahead.
Bends
Brake! Brake!
Slip! Slide!
Black ice
Stop Adding “S” to These Words! 🇬🇧
One of the quickest ways to sound slightly unnatural in English is by adding -s to nouns that are normally uncountable.
Even very advanced learners sometimes say things like:
❌ advices
❌ informations
❌ furnitures
❌ homeworks
❌ acc...
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help advanced learners of English improve their fluency and prepare for Cambridge C1 and C2 exams. I focus on using lexical chunk - collocation, phrasal verbs, idioms and fixed and semi-fixed expressions. Also anything of interest British
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