British English spelling

Word	Meaning
Baggravation	Blend of the words 'bag' and 'aggravation'. A feeling of annoyance and frustration at the airport when your baggage has not arrived but the other passengers' bags have.
Bashtag	A bashtag is a hashtag (#) that is used to make critical or abusive comments on social networking services such as Twitter.
Binge drinking	Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol in a short space of time, or drinking to get drunk.
Binge thinking	Thinking excessively about a problem in a short period of time.
Binge-watch	Watch multiple episodes of a TV programme in rapid succession.
Bitcoin	Digital currency which allows payments to be sent from one party to another without going through a financial institution.
Black Swan	An extremely rare and unexpected event of large magnitude and consequence.
Bloatware/fatware	Pre-installed software that occupies a lot of space, leaving little memory for storing personal data.
Blook	A blend of 'book' and 'blog' :  a book written by a blogger.
Bookaholic	A compulsive book buyer or a prolific reader.
Brain waste	The problem of skilled immigrants who are forced to accept positions far below their educational level in their new country is known as "brain waste".
Breadcrumbing	A navigation technique which helps users by displaying a list of links to the pages they have visited when exploring a website, for example:  home >>vocabulary>>transport.
Brexit	Blend of 'Britain' and 'exit'. The departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
Brick	1) An early model of a mobile phone with limited functionality. 2) A smartphone or other electronic device that is broken or has  ceased to function.
Brinner	Blend of 'breakfast' and 'dinner'. A meal served in the evening consisting of food usually eaten at  breakfast (eggs, bacon, sausages, pancakes, etc.).
Bromance	Blend of 'brother' and 'romance'. A close non-sexual relationship between two men.
Bureaucratese	A derogatory term for language used in businesses and bureaucracies which contains long sentences and complex words that are obscure or difficult to understand.
Burkini or Burquini	Blend of 'burqa' and 'bikini' A swimsuit worn by Muslim women which covers the whole body i.e. the arms to the wrist, the legs to the ankle, with a hood to cover the hair and neck.
Buzz	Excited interest or attention surrounding, for example, a new invention, a recent event or something that has become fashionable.
Buzzkill	Something or someone spoiling an event that people are enjoying.
Buzzword	A new word or expression that is commonly used in specialized work environments or age-groups, and has become fashionable. Terms used in advertising can often convert into buzzwords and become widely used
Buzzworthy	Describes what is likely to arouse the interest and attention of the public.
Cage sandals	A type of sandal with a lot of thin straps.
Captcha	Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart. A distorted image of letters and numbers used to ensure that a response is not generated by a computer, in order  to prevent spamming.
Carjacking	Blend of 'car' and 'hijacking'.  When a car driver is forced to give up his vehicle or drive to a destination designated by the attacker.
Carnapper	A person who steals a car.
Catfish	A person who sets up a false profile on a social networking site  in order to deceive others or for fraudulent purposes.
Charticle	Blend of ‘chart’ and ‘article’. A news article that is composed primarily of a chart, image or graphics with just a brief text for additional information.
Chatroom	Areas on the internet where people can communicate by exchanging typed messages
Chick lit	Books, usually featuring female characters, written by women on contemporary themes and issues that appeal more to women than to men.
Chillaxing	Blend of 'chilling' and relaxing'.  Taking a break from stressful activities to rest or relax.
Citizen journalism	News collected and reported by ordinary people, especially through the use of blog software.
Click and collect	A shopping facility which enables customers to order and pay for goods online, then collect them from a local branch of the store.
Click bait	Put something on a website that will encourage visitors to click on a link.
Clickjack Clickjacking	Tricking Internet users into clicking on hidden links.
Cloud computing	A computing service which enables access to a shared pool of resources (servers, data storage, applications, etc.) over the Internet. Users can access and use tools or applications through  a web browser without having to install them on their computers.
Coatigan	Blend of 'coat' and 'cardigan'. A long cardigan or knitted jacket which from a distance looks more like a coat. Designed as transitional wear for autumn weather before a heavier coat is necessary.
Content farm	A website that publishes large amounts of low-quality content, or content copied from elsewhere, in order to attract visitors and improve its search-engine rankings.

NEW WORDS IN ENGLISH

Word	Meaning
Acrobranching	An adventure sport involving acrobatics in trees using zip lines and climbing harnesses.
Affluenza	A blend of 'affluence' and 'influenza'. A social disease resulting from extreme materialism and excessive consumerism: earning more money and consuming more, which can lead to overwork, debt, stress, anxiety, etc.
Agritourism	A form of tourism in which tourists stay on farms or in agricultural villages, and often participate in farm activities.
Alcopop	Fruit drinks fortified with alcohol, designed and marketed to appeal to young people.
Amazeballs	Used to say that you find something extremely good, very enjoyable, impressive, etc.
Analysis paralysis	The total inability to reach a decision due to over-analysis of a situation.
Anklington	Blend of the words 'ankle' and 'wellington'. A short wellington boot.
Anonymouse  Anonymice	People who wish to remain anonymous when they give information, essentially because they are afraid of scandal or retribution.
App	Abbreviation of 'application', software that performs a specific task.
Applepick	Steal someone's iPhone.
Audiophile	Person who loves and collects high-quality audio equipment.
Avatar	A graphical image representing a person for example on the Internet.

Multiple-choice exercise

1.The children have _____ new teacher called Mr. Green

A AN THE No Article

2.Alex is in Boston studying for _____ MBA

A AN THE No Article

3.It would help us if you gave _____ honest opinion

A AN THE No Article

4.Jennifer tasted _____ birthday cake her mother had made

A AN THE No Article

5.Dad turned on _____ radio to listen to _____ news

A/A A/THE THE/THE No Article

Choose A, AN or THE to complete each sentence

1.The teacher read _____ interesting article from the newspaper.
A AN THE No article

2.Julie talked for _____ hour about her school projec
A AN THE No article

3.Danny wanted _____ new bicycle for Christmas
A AN THE No article

4.All pupils must obey _____ rules
A AN THE No article

5.The Mississippi river is in _____ United States of America
No article AN THE A

WISH - IF

WISH :

• To express a regret about the present, we use wish + the past simple :
  • I don't play the piano.  I wish I played the piano.
  • Pedro doesn't speak English.  Pedro wishes he spoke English.

• When 'wish' if followed by the verb 'to be',  'were'  is used instead of 'was':
  • I don't have a lot of money.  I wish I were (not was) rich. 
  • I'm not very tall. I wish I were taller.

• To express a regret about the past, we use wish + the past perfect :
  • Julie lost her umbrella yesterday.  Julie wishes she hadn't lost her umbrella.
  • Alex didn't revise his grammar.  Alex wishes he had revised his grammar.

• To express a desire to change something, we use wish + would :
  • The children are making a lot of noise. I wish they would stop making noise.
  • The weather is awful.  I wish the weather would improve.

NOTE :  ‘I wish’ can be replaced with ‘if only’ which carries more emphasis.
◊  “If only you had told me in time!’ = “I wish you had told me in time.” 

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IF :

• After if, we often use were instead of was, especially in a formal style where it is considered more correct.
  
  • If I were rich, I would travel all over the world.
  • If  he were a better manager, the company would be more successful.
• We use the structure "if I were you " + would to give advice
  
  • If I were you I would take English lessons.