columnists

‘Extreme English’

Mark H. TeeterThe Southern accent is still on the U.S. linguistic map – so fiddle-dee-dee!

What to do when the Martians land

27/06/2011 21:06

Panic, of course – but read H.G. Wells first, then Orson Welles and you’ll do a better job of it

Do I have to spell it out for you?

14/06/2011 21:36

Writing English words correctly requires practice – by native speakers as well as learners

The professor yelled ‘Charge!’

30/05/2011 20:47

Michael Shaara’s stirring novel of the American Civil War showcases different kinds of heroes

Cruel but fun: the Extreme English final exam

16/05/2011 20:10

Take this simple 15-question quiz and see where you stand – or fall – at the end of the year

Of mice and men and brothers

03/05/2011 21:12

Nobel laureate John Steinbeck was a friend of workers and the Russian people – but not one leader

Does your English measure up?

18/04/2011 20:41

Many Americans don’t know how long a meter is, so please learn to shuffle your feet

The last of the Mohicans

04/04/2011 20:16

We all enjoy a rip-roaring adventure tale – but some literary blunderbusses are best left to romantic 19th-century novels

Saul Bellow’s alphabet soup

21/03/2011 20:28

America’s most decorated novelist carries lots of linguistic baggage – some of it from Russia

A Noo Yawk accent – what’s wrong widdat?

05/03/2011 20:00

All major languages have regional and local dialects – and some are worth losing

Getting a bite out of Moscow's waterways

22/07/2011 14:32

Baikal barrel boat is banned

22/07/2011 12:14

Chelyabinsk set to spend on cleaning its on-line image

22/07/2011 11:37

Volga disaster - investigations widened

22/07/2011 11:00

SportsTalk - Russia's returning basketball stars

22/07/2011 09:56

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