My attention fell in March this year on press reports that Tower Hamlets Council in East London had recognised Cockney as a community language. In this post, I discuss: what Tower Hamlets Council will do Cockney official recognition languages in Tower Hamlets What Tower Hamlets Council will do On 15 March 2023, Tower Hamlets Council…… Continue reading Cockney in Tower Hamlets
Month: July 2024
Momentarily crossing the Atlantic
Listening to the BBC coverage of the Olympics yesterday, I was a little to surprised to heard the presenter (who is Scottish) say she would be handing over ‘momentarily’ to her colleague. I haven’t often heard British speakers use with momentarily with its North American meaning of ‘in a short time, very soon’. As I…… Continue reading Momentarily crossing the Atlantic
English Grammar Day 2024
I went last week to an event called English Grammar Day 2024 at the British Library. This event has been held for the last 10 years, but I went for the first time in 2023. The event is sponsored by UCL (the official short name of University College London), the University of Oxford and the…… Continue reading English Grammar Day 2024