This isn’t as confusing as it sounds! With A Level and GCSE results time here again, we thought we’d stop & take a look at English in the academic world. English is a universal language – it’s the default language used for most global businesses and now it seems the world of science is no …
We say that tongue in cheek of course, but being able to understand English grammar is essential if you are to be an accurate transcriber. When learning grammar as a child or even as a non-native English speaker, some of the nuances and rules can appear very confusing and sometimes don’t even make any sense! …
Before MPs head off for their summer break, Parliament has been a hive of activity as the race to find a new prime minister hots up. But what’s grammar got to do with Parliament…?! A recent article raised a very interesting point when it came to grammar, whether it’s a class construct and the Deputy …
We’re no stranger to the fact that English grammar and vocabulary is full of irregularities. It’s one of the biggest frustrations for non-native English speakers! There are some words that have a similar meaning that many people use interchangeably but how do you know which version is the correct version to use?! Here’s the lowdown …
Christmas may be a time that’s celebrated all over the world – but not everybody celebrates it in the same way… so we’ve decided to take a look at a very English Christmas! Our English speaking counterparts across the Atlantic are often bemused about some of our traditions here in the UK… here are some …
Can you believe that it’s been almost 50 years since the internet was invented?! Its officially recognised birthday is 1st January 1983, and so much has happened since then… not least with the English language! English has been on quite the journey over thousands of years and the addition of the internet and technology has …
Silly season is almost here. Or so we hear in the media. But what does silly season mean? Where does the saying come from? And does it exist at all? Silly season was a phrase coined right here in the UK and is actually connected to the annual shut down of parliament over the summer …
The last couple of months have been exam focused for so many of our young people – whether it’s the primary school SATS, or GCSEs/A Levels or even university exams, they’ve all been in full force since May. This got us to thinking about one element of the testing process, particularly for those primary school-aged …
As with so many other celebrations we mark throughout the year, Easter has some connection to the changing of the seasons (Halloween is another of them, which we’ve talked about before in our blog “All Hail Halloween” which touched on how the celebration marks the end of the Harvest and the beginning of Winter). Easter …
This is always an interesting one… whether the transcription world is ready for artificial intelligence (AI) or not. Can artificial intelligence really replace humans? Recent figures confirm what we here at FSTL firmly believe: there may have been significant advancements in AI capabilities over the last few years, but humans still stand out as being …