West Germanic Language Brought to Britain 5-7th AD Early Modern English (Shakespeaere) 1500 Global language mid 20th Century

a heart of gold = a really nice person naked truth = plain facts mum's the word = won't say anything assassination = planned killed break the ice = relieve tension/silence by talking addiction = psychologically/physically dependent Swagger = walk in a way that shows you're boasting

Like Actually Honestly Basically

I haven't seen you in ages It's been a while It's been a minute I haven't seen you in donkey's years It's been forever since we last saw each other How long has it been? It's been too long Look what the cat dragged in

FINISH - complete / destroy DUST - clean / add BOLT - secure / flee LEFT - remained / departed BOUND - restrain / spring (leap)

“He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas”

Awful = used to mean inspiring wonder or "full of awe", now means terrible Nice = used to mean silly

The forty-five letter word, ‘pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis’, refers to a lung disease caused by inhalation of fine silca dust. The second longest word in the English language dictionary is ‘Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia’, that ironically means the fear of long words.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Glasses Binoculars Scissors Shears Tongs Jeans Pants Pyjamas

“A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.”

SENSELESS BANANA SEEDED

Running a race Running a business Going on a grocery run Check if your fridge is running