Miscellaneous

Molly was right!: OE last had a long vowel which was shortened because it occurred in a closed syllable; therefore our word last has a short vowel

Why we spell breath and breathe: breath is derived from the OE noun bræþ (vapor, odor); breathe is derived from the ME verb brethen

Cockney English

The dialect of London's East End; term derived from ME cockeney, "cock's egg," a spoiled, pampered person, inhabitant of a town; Cockney English was first developed in the 19th century as a rhyming slang used by criminals. Links:

• http://www.krysstal.com/cockney.html
• http://www.bio.nrc.ca/cockney/

American Slang

See: http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls/slang/

Canadian Slang

See: http://www.learnslang.com/canadian-slang.htmhttp://www.learnslang.com/canadian-slang.htm

Aussie Slang

See: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~pdouglas/index1.html

US-UK English, Some Usage Differences

See: http://www.krysstal.com/ukandusa.html

Language and Linguistics

See: http://www.krysstal.com/language.html