Tuesday 19 January 2016

Quirky, Quintessential British-made

The word teasmaid, although it should be spelt teasmade, came up today while we were talking about household appliances. And I was wondering whether they are still made today. So I checked it out and  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk9MWD_hyys


Monday 11 January 2016

No cheesy cheese please

There was a lot of talk about cheese in today's session which got me to thinking about adjectives to describe cheese.

By adding -y to some nouns you can create an adjective e.g

salt - salty
pepper - peppery
spice - spicy
garlic - garlicky
tang-tangy

Although cheesy means 'like cheese in taste, smell, or consistency' it can also mean cheap and of low quality!

Check out http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cheesy for a more detailed definition.

What's your favourite cheese? How would you describe it?