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Reopening after a major refurbishment, the beautiful Hotung gallery explores the cultures of China and South Asia through a range of magnificent objects. Explore the Room 33 gallery page. Thought-provoking posts from curators, conservators, scientists and more, giving you a unique view from behind the scenes.
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Much of the material in The "How to be British Collection" is about how cultural differences can prove a minefield for the unwary. To that extent its appeal - in an age where so many of us travel and even set up home overseas - is universal. Every visitor to Britain comes knowing that our favourite conversational gambit is the weather. But how many can successfully do it at 1 Elementary 2 Intermediate and 3 Advanced levels? The book's enduring popularity comes from the recognition factor -- how exposed we can be once we stray away from the comfort zone of our own native language.
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A hapless visitor, phrase book in hand, stops to ask an old lady in the street for directions. He looks pleased with himself for phrasing the question so nicely, but then is utterly at a loss to understand her long, rambling, minutely detailed reply. We've all been there. To help the poor innocent abroad around these cultural and linguistic booby-traps, the book includes on most pages collectible Expressions to learn and of course Expressions to avoid. Thus, under the entry for Real English, which negotiates the difficult area of colloquial speech including "idioms, slang and even the occasional taboo word, as used by flesh and blood native speakers" we find -- Expressions to learn: Jones -- it says so here in my grammar book".
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For our 50 Things series, author Tim Rutherford-Johnson reflects on Alwynne Pritchard's Craw and the role of publishing and the internet in the lives of contemporary composers. Skip to main content. The British Music Collection is 50! Composers or sound artists based in or born in the UK are invited to join the British Music Collection.
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