We’ve been living in countries other than America for over two years. On boarding Royal Caribbean in Mallorca, Spain, to come back to America, we were immediately tossed in with a large group of Americans, and American standards. These are…
Goa: A Portuguese, Catholic India
Goa, India was heavily influenced by the colonists who came here from Portugal. People speak Portuguese and English in Goa, and attend Catholic churches more than any other churches.
But…We Speak the Same Language
A short conversation between an American and a Brit.
The “Beauty” Of English Language Undone
THE BEAUTY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE UNDONE (From an email forward I receive from time to time) We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes. One fowl is a goose,…
Trying English Trifle: Recipes for English Trifle
Carrie and I recently had English Trifle for the first time. English trifle is a quite delicious desert. I still need to get the exact recipe for the English trifle we had, but since I don’t have that recipe yet,…