Halloween
As my American friends post pictures of their kids' massive Halloween hauls and adorable costumes, it might be tempting for an English...
Will America Always Be a British Colony?
This Wednesday, at the British Museum, the Smithsonian and Zocalo host a discussion on what it means to be an American. They've asked...
The Taste of Home: What I'm Still Importing, Nine Years After Moving to London
For Americans recently arrived in the UK—probably for expat Americans everywhere—the products and foods we miss from home are an almost...
Lost In Translation
I love a good lost-in-translation moment, and this one's a beauty. "Pants" in British English means underwear. And this is what happens...
Remember, Remember the 5th of November!
I'm thrilled to announce that THAT'S NOT ENGLISH will go on sale in the UK on November 5th. The new edition will have a jolly new jacket,...
Our Londonversary
Eight years ago today, Tom and I moved from New York to London. We walked to our last diner lunch in a driving snowstorm, watched our...
I now pronounce you... A local.
Last weekend, this showed up on my Facebook feed and I can't resist sharing... In this episode of Anglophenia ("British culture with an...
First review for That's Not English
My book, That's Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms and What Our English Says About Us will be published in the U.S. at the end of...
MAGICAL BOOK DAY--LONDON EDITION
A couple of weeks ago, a classmate of my daughter’s gave her a book called Clara Button and the Magical Hat Day by Amy De La Haye and...