Learn English Idioms: Vent Your Spleen - try it if you dare! Sunday, December 5, 2010

Learn English Idioms: Vent Your Spleen - try it if you dare! Hello. Welcome Do you want to learn English with a native speaker?... I am sure you do! Many more videos will be uploaded to help you improve your English. Shot and edited by Brian a BBC producer and director and English writer. These videos aim to teach you some relevant expressions which you are able to use in your conversations when you want or need to speak English. Hopefully you will enjoy your time with us, let's become YouTube friends and subscribe to each other accounts. Because English is so widely spoken, it has often been referred to as a "world language", the lingua franca of the modern era.[15] While English is not an official language in most countries, it is currently the language most often taught as a foreign language around the world. Some linguists (such as David Graddol) believe that it is no longer the exclusive cultural property of "native English speakers", but is rather a language that is absorbing aspects of cultures worldwide as it continues to grow.[15] It is, by international treaty, the official language for aerial and maritime communications.[55] English is an official language of the United Nations and many other international organisations, including the International Olympic Committee. English is the language most often studied as a foreign language in the European Union (by 89% of schoolchildren), followed by French (32%), German (18%), Spanish (8%), and Russian; while the ...



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