What is the difference between saying «it ain’ righ’!» (dropping your Ts at the end of words) and «that is not right!»? Or between «innit?» and «isn’t it?»? There is no difference in meaning. Both mean exactly the same thing. The only difference is in the level of formality and ‘properness’. Linguists call this the … Continue reading
Unsurprisingly, the news that South African sporting hero, Oscar Pistorious (a.k.a. the ‘Blade Runner’) allegedly shot dead his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, broke first on Twitter in the early hours of February 14th. In the tirade of tweets and social media posts that ensued, the details of the incident started to emerge, leading to conflicting … Continue reading
Thought leadership is often viewed as a corporate communications tour de force. It combines essential components of a successful communications strategy by using storytelling and relationship building to establish strategic positioning and brand awareness. But as we find ourselves spending more and more time sifting through the online chatter, the management of information dissemination is … Continue reading
When longtime CELSA English instructor Nick Healing kicked off his annual presentation on his “very personal vision” of the music of the 1960s and 1970s, the beginning point wasn’t the Beatles or Elvis or even Chuck Berry. Rather, he started on June 18, 1967 — the final day of the Monterey Pop Festival in California, when … Continue reading
A message from the Head of the Language Department: Welcome to CELSA! Like all the other candidates who have been selected for entrance interviews, you should be proud of your achievements that have led you this far. Selection for study at the School is based on your ability, knowledge and, most importantly, how CELSA can … Continue reading
An article from yesterday’s Live Science to think about today, from Wynne Parry, Senior Writer: “When a team of scientists set out to evaluate the emotional significance of English words, they expected most would fall at the center of the scale, at neutral, while equal shares trailed out to the positive and negative ends of … Continue reading
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