Awesomesauce!

Kate Arnell reports on the new words admitted to the Oxford English Dictionary last year:

Christmas Dishes from around the World

Kate Arnell gives us a Cook's Tour of holiday meal customs:

Thanksgiving: Myth vs. Fact

Kate Arnell knows more about the origins of Thanksgiving than 98 percent of Americans, so you guys better listen up:

Why Halloween Is Really British

Kate Arnell explains the mystery behind the history:

Would You Call That Grape or Aubergine?

Kate Arnell reveals the differences between American and British vegetables:

How to Speak Cockney

With a rubber glove to my china plate Tim:

British Cocktails

This one goes out with Cheers! to my truckbuddy Tim, for today is his eleventy-first birthday - or something like that.

Isn't Brit Romantic?

Kate Arnell schools us in the language of love, British style:

The Latest British Slang

I don't understand a bleedin' word of it, meself. What language is this in?

How to Make a Full English

Right, who wants breakfast, chappies?




But hold on, didn't she leave out the kidneys and herrings?

Why Are Brits So Obsessed with Tea?

Anglophenia's Kate Arnell explains:

Swear Like a Brit

Kate is totally lying, of course, about the etymology of sod/sodding - also, you notice she doesn't say a word about buggers/buggering, which the British are so fond of. What a queer omission.

British Homes

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What might Americans find confusing about a British home? New Anglophenia host Kate Arnell takes us on a tour of the charming quirks of a U.K. house.

Clothing Terms Translated

Siobhan Thompson helps you separate your pants from your trousers. But not a word about knickers?

British Schools Explained

Public schools are really private schools in Britain, as Siobhan Thompson explains:




BTW, your Head Trucker totally loves the idea of studying just one subject in college, and getting out in only three years. Would have saved me much time, expense, and grief in my youth.

Marylebone to Mousehole via Gloucester

Siobhan Thompson helps an American learn to say British place names in an amusing episode of Anglophenia.




Bonus: Canadian drama professor David Ley gives a 3-minute course on how to speak with a proper British accent.

Jelly Babies and Chocolate Flakes

Siobhan Thompson gives us the skinny on British candies:




Bonus: Americans try to guess the meaning of British words:

Savoury Spelling

Have Yourself a Happy Little Chrimbo

They have turkeys in Britain? WTF??

You Spell Tomato . . .