Wil's World of Words

Interesting English expressions and idioms

Guinness is Good for You

I was browsing the BBC News archives today and this article caught my eye. I like a beer or two after work on Friday and Guinness is one of my favourite beers. The first interesting word I noticed in this article is ‘slogan‘ in the first paragraph. A slogan is a short phrase used in [...] → Continue Reading Guinness is Good for You

A Beer with Obama

This article on Reuters.com caught my attention today. I thought it was an interesting way to deal with a tricky problem and couldn’t imagine many other world leaders coming up with such a solution. There is some interesting vocabulary in the third paragraph: prompting an outcry from police groups and a resulting media blitz. A [...] → Continue Reading A Beer with Obama