Live vs. lives: collective nouns in us and uk english
Is anyone else sick of trying to remember if you have to say "the band live in London" or "the band lives in London"? I keep getting called out by my ...
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Is anyone else sick of trying to remember if you have to say "the band live in London" or "the band lives in London"? I keep getting called out by my ...
So I’ve always wondered how American democracy is actually different from what they had in ancient Greece or in France. Feels like people just throw t...
Ten American citizens have been released from prisons in Venezuela, according to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Reports from CNN indicate that t...
Honestly, the hype around prom in America seems nuts if you haven't grown up with it. I’m Australian too and the idea that one night of weirdly formal...
Honestly, pizza is one of those foods that everyone loves but everyone also says is "bad" for you. I never got it at first. It's got bread, tomato sau...
Connie Francis, the renowned American singer, has died at the age of 87. Her passing was confirmed by her friend Ron Roberts, according to the news ag...
A recent survey conducted by The Economist and YouGov indicates that President Donald Trump is currently experiencing his highest level of public diss...
Honestly, it’s nuts that Ireland is considered “rich” when half the smart kids bugger off to England or the States to get real jobs, and everyone know...
The Kremlin has stated that, while no phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump is currently scheduled, such a call could be organised on sh...
It’s honestly crazy that a place like Mississippi, which has a reputation for being dirt poor, somehow has a higher GDP per capita than a country like...
Robin Kaye, an American music producer known for her long-standing work on the television show “American Idol,” was discovered deceased alongside her ...
The United States Ambassador, Mike Huckabee, has called on Israeli authorities to strengthen their investigation into the killing of an American citiz...
It blows my mind how so many Americans are flat-out against any kind of military action, but most of them don’t seem to know jack about what’s really ...
Six figures used to mean you made it, but now it feels like a basic requirement if you want to live like a normal person in a lot of cities. Where I l...
First off, every time I hear someone claim Australians sound “just like Brits,” I want to smack them. Aussies sound nothing like your posh BBC newsrea...
The European Union has indicated that it is prepared to impose tariffs on American imports valued at 72 billion euros, should the United States move f...
Canadians are known for being polite, sometimes to the point where it’s actually annoying. You bump into someone on the street and they apologize to y...
It's honestly wild how fat Americans have gotten compared to people in Japan. I don't care if this sounds harsh, it's true. When I visited Tokyo, I ba...
If you ever tried to buy American Silver Eagles, you know they’re always way more than the price of silver itself. It’s honestly ridiculous how much o...
Katherine Langford is honestly one of those actresses who seemed to pop out of nowhere and suddenly you couldn't escape her face on Netflix. She went ...
Rick Salomon is one of those names you can’t escape if you’ve ever been sucked into the world of tabloid headlines or trashy celebrity news. Most peop...
Honestly, it pisses me off seeing companies bent over backwards for H1B workers. It’s expensive, takes forever, and then you end up with a bunch of pe...
Every time I try to move client data out of AWS or Azure, I feel like I’m being mugged in a dark alley. The egress fees are fucking criminal. You try ...
Why the hell do American workers get screwed so hard on basic rights? I’m talking about the fact that most people here are lucky to get two weeks vaca...
A federal judge in New Hampshire has ruled that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) may proceed with a class action lawsuit representing childre...
I feel like I’m going nuts here. My partner, who’s not from the US, just doesn’t get why I’m so dead set on car seat safety for when we have kids. He ...
People throw around “right-wing” and “left-wing” like they mean something super specific, but honestly, most folks barely know what those words really...
Honestly, Toyota's reliability isn't some accident or just "good Asian work ethic" like some people say. It goes way back to their manufacturing overh...
Swing states are those annoying middle-of-the-road states that can't make up their minds whether to go red or blue. One election they vote Democrat, t...
Saying "in the plan" honestly just sounds off to me. It feels super stiff and forced, like a non-native speaker trying to sound business-y but missing...
Self-help is everywhere in the US, and honestly, I think it’s because Americans are obsessed with the idea that you have to fix yourself. The whole co...
Anniken Huitfeldt, Norway’s ambassador to the United States and former foreign minister, has conveyed her condolences to the American people after a s...
President Donald Trump has announced the introduction of new tariffs on imports from several countries. According to a statement released on Truth Soc...
Seriously, how much longer do we have to pretend Kelly Clarkson is still killing it? Her talk show is like the background noise in a dentist's office,...
Honestly, I’m just trying to wrap my head around this. Trump’s big trade idea is a 10% tariff on China, but then he’s talking about hitting our suppos...
Honestly, the idea of Trump on Mount Rushmore is wild. People act like he was some kind of savior, but let's be real, the dude was a reality TV star w...
Two American aid workers have reportedly been injured in what the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) describes as a "targeted attack." According to st...
Usher just yanked his Australian tour dates and honestly, what a slap in the face. People shelled out hundreds for tickets, flights, and hotels, and n...
Honestly, I never understood why Americans are obsessed with blowing up fireworks every Fourth of July. Like, is there some deep reason, or is it just...
Why the hell is it so hard to tell llamas and alpacas apart in Vicious Attack Llama? Half the time I shoot something thinking it's a llama, but then i...
Honestly, I’m so sick of all this trade war bullshit. Trump slaps tariffs on everyone, and then suddenly we’re all supposed to cheer because the UK an...
President Donald Trump has stated that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas may soon be reached. According to Trump, American officials met with Israe...
Honestly, I see this all the time and it pisses me off. My dad was never home because he was always working overtime, and now that I'm older, I get wh...
So, Savannah Chrisley, that reality TV blonde from "Chrisley Knows Best," is apparently thinking about running for Congress. I mean, what the actual h...
I don’t care what anyone says, Kathy Bates is a goddamn powerhouse. People always remember her for “Misery,” where she bashed James Caan’s ankles in w...
Ana Montes is literally the definition of a snake in the grass. She wasn’t some random nobody, she was a top U.S. military analyst – the exact person ...
Honestly, the Quebec Act of 1774 is one of those things that just shows how much the British wanted to keep their new territories from turning into a ...
It’s honestly pretty dumb how everyone just assumes the British had some master plan for North America like they wanted a united empire from day one. ...
America got sick of British taxes and rules, and they blew up over it. They had guns, they wanted to run their own show, and they didn’t want to pay f...
So I was reading about the British colonies in North America, and honestly, it's all a bit of a clusterfuck. There were the thirteen colonies, mostly ...
What the actual hell did I just watch? I thought the first season was nuts, but season 2's finale blew my mind and not always in a good way. They real...
So apparently, JFK wasn’t just banging Marilyn Monroe. There’s this wild story going around about some chick named Joan who lived in a run-down traile...
So, the rumors about JFK and that flight attendant aren’t just rumors anymore—apparently, there’s a whole damn pregnancy involved and everyone close t...
Honestly, I never got the hype around JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. Yeah, they were a hot couple, but if this is what America thinks of as a "great lo...
United States President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday evening that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will hold a press conference described as "of ...
People always argue about "left" and "right" like it's the same everywhere, but honestly, it means totally different crap depending on where you are. ...
Quebec didn't join the American Revolution with the 13 colonies because, frankly, they didn't give a damn about the whole "no taxation without represe...
It’s crazy to look at how the US went from just a piece of the global stock market pie in 1899 to basically eating the whole damn thing by 2016. Back ...
What the hell is going on with these markets? All week it’s been “global stocks up, North American ETFs getting pumped with cash,” even though every n...
So Apple decided to issue bonds in Swiss francs (CHF) instead of dollars. Sounds fancy, but honestly, it’s just another way for these corporate giants...
An attack from Iran was anticipated following the United States' strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, according to Sigbjørn Halsne, head of the land ...
The British government has issued a security advisory to its nationals residing in Qatar, urging them to remain indoors for the time being, according ...
Every time I buy a pack of American Spirit cigs, I see that "100% additive-free" claim slapped right on the front. Then, on the side, they say "Just b...
The head of the Norwegian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, Ine Eriksen Søreide of the Conservative Party (Høyre), has described th...
Plateaus are a pain in the ass to spot because they don’t stick out like mountains or hills. They’re just these big, flat stretches of land, and hones...
If you actually look around, it’s not hard to notice that places like restaurants, construction sites, and hospitals would probably just fall apart wi...
Middle East expert Hilde Henriksen Waage described recent events as a significant and troubling moment in global affairs, emphasizing that the situati...
A recent survey indicates that only 16 percent of Americans support the United States joining the conflict between Israel and Iran on Israel’s behalf....
The United States Department of State has announced that its embassy in Jerusalem will remain closed for the next three days. In a statement shared on...
An American national was among the ten people who lost their lives during a Russian attack on Kyiv overnight, according to confirmation from the US De...
An American national has died and at least 16 people have been injured following a significant drone strike on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, during the nig...
According to the Wall Street Journal, Iran has indicated an interest in engaging in discussions with both the United States and Israel in an effort to...
Basically, Canada didn’t want to be American, and honestly, a lot of it was about not wanting to be dragged into the chaos down south. When the US sta...
Every time I go up to Canada, I feel like suddenly everyone turns into a living apology machine. Like, you accidentally brush past someone on the stre...
Honestly, I don’t get why some Canadians fantasize about joining the US. Sure, the US has more people, bigger companies, and you could argue there’s m...
President Donald Trump has approved a partnership agreement between Japan's Nippon Steel and the American company US Steel, according to statements fr...
A recent survey conducted by Reuters in collaboration with the polling organization Ipsos indicates that Americans hold differing views regarding Pre...
The Danish Parliament has voted by a significant majority to permit the United States to set up military bases within Denmark. The newly approved defe...
Seriously, this has bugged me since I was a kid. Why the hell do Americans say “O” as in the damn letter, instead of saying “zero” when giving out pho...
Tired of the usual fake porn shit where the "couple" looks like they met five minutes ago just to bang on camera. The acting is trash and the passion...
President Donald Trump has removed Kim Sajet from her position as director of the National Portrait Gallery. The museum, located in Washington, D.C., ...
Teachers are quitting left and right. No one wants to deal with bratty kids, useless parents, low pay, and all the political crap being shoved into cl...
So apparently some big US companies have been importing gold and just storing it here to get around tariffs and other taxes on keeping it overseas. I ...
United States President Donald Trump has announced that Canada would be required to contribute $61 billion to join the proposed missile defense initia...
United States President Donald Trump presented a photograph to the President of South Africa, claiming it was evidence of genocide against white South...
American actor George Wendt, best known for his portrayal of Norm Peterson on the television sitcom “Cheers,” has died at the age of 76. According to ...
It’s getting out of hand how companies keep firing local employees and then end up hiring offshore workers for the same jobs. Let’s not pretend it’s a...
On Sunday, the Vatican held the official installation ceremony for Robert Francis Prevost, who was selected last week as the new leader of the Roman ...
On Sunday morning, Pope Leo XIV made his initial circuit of St Peter’s Square in the vehicle known as the popemobile. Large crowds gathered for the oc...
President Donald Trump has stated that he would like to have a conversation with Pope Leo XIV, the first American to serve as the leader of the Roman ...
China will reduce tariffs on American products to 10 percent for a period of 90 days starting Wednesday, as confirmed by the Chinese Ministry of Finan...
Trade discussions between the United States and China in Geneva concluded for the day and are set to continue on Sunday. The Chinese delegation is hea...
The United States Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, has issued a statement indicating that it has received information suggesting a "potentially significant a...
President Donald Trump has suggested a reduction in the tariffs imposed on Chinese imports, proposing a new rate of 80 percent. This announcement come...
President Donald Trump has announced plans to discuss a proposed 100 percent tariff on films produced outside the United States with representatives f...
President Donald Trump has announced plans for the reconstruction and reopening of Alcatraz prison in California, as stated in a recent post on Truth ...
In a recent interview, the President of the United States reiterated his previous statements regarding the potential use of military force to assert c...
American swimmer Katie Ledecky has broken her own nine-year-old record in the 800-meter freestyle event. Her new time stands at 8:04.12. Prior to this...
The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, has declined a proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the deployment of American soldiers to ...
US stock markets concluded the trading day with little change after the announcement of a 0.3 percent decline in the American economy. The Nasdaq 100 ...