BeTwEen BriTi$h EnGLi$h Vs AmEriCAn EnGLi$h

In the early 18th century, English spelling was not standardized. Differences became noticeable after the publishing of influential dictionaries. Current British English spellings follow, for the most part, those of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755), whereas many American English spellings follow Noah Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language of 1828.

Webster was a strong proponent of spelling reform for reasons both philological and nationalistic. Many spelling changes proposed in the US by Webster himself, and in the early 20th century by the Simplified Spelling Board, never caught on. Among the advocates of spelling reform in England, the influences of those who preferred the Norman (or Anglo-French) spellings of certain words proved decisive. Subsequent spelling adjustments in the UK had little effect on present-day US spelling, and vice versa. While in many cases American English deviated in the 19th century from mainstream British spelling, on the other hand it has also often retained older forms.

The spelling systems of Commonwealth countries and Ireland, for the most part, closely resemble the British system. In Canada, however, while most spelling is "British", many "American" spellings are also used. Additional information on Canadian and Australian spelling is provided throughout the article.

a)Aeroplane- British English (UK)
Airplane - American English(USA)

b)Aluminium- British English (UK)
Aluminum - American English(USA)

c)Bogeyman - British English (UK)
Boogeyman- American English(USA)

d)Carburettor- British English (UK)
Carburetor - American English(USA)

e)Haulier - British English (UK)
Hauler - American English (USA)

f)Moustache - British English (UK)
Mustache - American English (USA)

g)Mummy(mother)- British English (UK)
Mommy( " )- American English (USA)

U$inG bLoGs tO EnhAnCe sTuDeNt'$ CompEtenCy iN aCqUiRiNg EnGLisH lAnGuAgE.

What makes blogging different from writing to any other kind of web site.? For one thing , the tools. In terms of using blogs, students can use blogs forreflective journaling- summarizing class discussions, reflecting on what they learned during a class activity or project, sharing ideas to applying what they learned to their own practice, and so on. In addition, the objectives:

i) To encourage students to articulate their ideas and perspectives, make thier thinking visible,

and be brave and bold about thier contributions to the greater discourse.

ii) To engage students in reflection on the subject, requiring them to critically analyze ideas.

Because, student blog are linking together in our course community, thre is sosial context that

support a unique caliber of toughfulness.

iii) To encourage students to see themselves as participating and contributing members of a

professional community of practice, using their blogs as:

-avenues for garnering feedback on ideas from course and community colleagues

-oppurtunities for collaboration with colleagues.

iv) To help students express themselves and share their ideas and perspectives in an articulate

way, to write, organize thier writing and develop a habit of writing.

Using blogs to enhance student's competency in acquiring english language. Blogging tends to reinforce a more casual. Informal writing style can be more inviting to the community, allowing community members to feel more comfortable participating in the conversation. It is helpful to keep this in mind when we involve students with blogging.

rAi$inG HeLEn

Raising Helen is a 2004 American comedy drama film directed by Garry Marshall from the director of "Runaway Bride" and "Princess Diaries". This film written by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler.
It stars :

a) Kate Hudson - Helen Harris

b) Joan Cusack - Jenny Portman

c) Hayden Panettiere - Audrey Davis

d) John Corbett - Pastor Dan Parker

e) Helen Mirren - Dominique

f) Abigail Breslin - Sarah Davis

g) Spencer Breslin - Henry Davis

h) Felicity Huffman - Lindsay

Helen Harris (Kate Hudson) is living the life she always dreamed of. Her career at a top Manhattan modelling agency, working for Dominique (Helen Mirren), is on the rise, she spends her days at fashion shows and her nights at the city's hottest clubs.

But her carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when one phone call changes everything. When she learns that her oldest sister Lindsay (Felicity Huffman) and her husband Paul have died in a car accident. After the funeral, to the surprise of all, Helen becomes the guardian of Lindsay and Paul’s three children: outrageous 15-year-old Audrey (Hayden Panettiere), witty 10-year-old Henry (Spencer Breslin), and cute 5-year-old Sarah (Abigail Breslin). Helen elects to take the children from stuffy uptight Connecticut to a ramshackle apartment in fast-paced Queens much to the dislike of older sister, Jenny (Joan Cusack). Helen soon finds herself responsible for her sisiter's childrens.

Helen meet the fun principal of the kids new school.She receives help from Pastor Dan (John Corbett), the principal of a Lutheran school in which she enrolls her three new additions. Pastor Dan guides her down the right road, at her side when the pet turtle croaks and when Audrey falls for the school rebel.

Romance soon begins to bloom along the way, crafting a delightful humorous chemistry between Helen and Dan. She realizes the choice she has to make between the life she's always loved and with the new loves of her life.

mY fAvORitE SongS

wEstLife- iF i LeT yoU gO

( Shane )

Day after day time pass away

And i just can't get you off my mind

Nobody knows i hide it inside

I keep on searching but i can't find

( Mark )

The courage to show, to letting u know

I've never felt so much in love before

( All: Shane lead )

And once again I'm thinking about

Taking the easy way out

All (chorus)

But if i let u go i will never know

What my life would be holding you close to me

Will i ever see you smiling back at me (oh yeah) ?

How will i know ?

( Shane ) if i let you go.....

( Bryan )
Night after night i hear my self say

Why can't this feeling just fade away?

These no one like you (no one like you)

You speak to my heart (speak to my heart)

Its such a shame we're worlds apart

( Shane )

I'm to shy to ask, I'm to proud to lose

But sooner or later i've got to choose

And once again I'm thinking about

Taking the easy way out ..

[All:]

But if I let you go

I will never know

What my life would be, holding you close to me

Will I ever see you smiling back at me?

(oh yeah) How will I know

[Shane:] if I let you go ?

[Shane:]

If I let you go ooooh baby

Ooooooooohhhhh

[Bryan:]

Once again I'm thinking about

Taking the easy way out

Ooooooooohhhhh

[All:]

But if I let you go

I will never know

What my life would be, holding you close to me

([Mark:] close to me)

Will I ever see you smiling back at me?

([Shane:] oh yeah)

How will I know

([Bryan:] if I let you go?)

But if I let you go

I will never know

([Mark:] oh baby)

Will I ever see you smiling back at me?

([Shane:] oh yeah)

How will I know

[Shane:] if I let you go

JaSoN MrAz- LuCkY (feat CoLBiE CaiLLaT)

Do you hear me, talking to you

Across the water across the deep blue ocean

Under the open sky oh my, baby I’m trying

Boy I hear you in my dreams

I feel your whisper across the sea

I keep you with me in my heart

You make it easier when life gets hard

I’m lucky I’m in love with my best friend

Lucky to have been where I have been

Lucky to be coming home again

Oooohhhhoohhhhohhooohhooohhooohoooh

They don’t know how long it takes

Waiting for a love like this

Every time we say goodbye

I wish we had one more kiss

I'll wait for you I promise you, I will

I’m lucky I’m in love with my best friend

Lucky to have been where I have been

Lucky to be coming home again

Lucky (Feat. Colbie Caillat) lyric found on www.lirik.tv

Lucky we’re in love in every way

Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed

Lucky to be coming home someday

And so I’m sailing, through the sea

To an island where we’ll meet

You’ll hear the music, feel the air

I'll put a flower in your hair

And though the breeze is through trees

Move so pretty you’re all I see

As the world keeps spinning round

You hold me right here right now

Lucky I’m in love with my best friend

Lucky to have been where I have been

Lucky to be coming home again

Lucky we’re in love in every way

Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed

Lucky to be coming home someday

Ooohh ooooh oooh

Oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

AlCoHoLism

What is alcohol abuse?

Social drinking is common and popular is many cultures all over the world. In several cultures, for example, a glass of wine or beer with a meal is common practice. Celebrations are often punctuated with a glass of champagne or other celebratory cocktail. And in many jobs, going out for drinks after work or entertaining clients with alcohol is the norm.
The difference between social drinking and alcohol abuse is when alcohol becomes your focus. You might only want to attend social events that involve alcohol, or you can’t enjoy yourself. Getting to the bar, or making a drink after coming home from work becomes more important than connecting with friends or family. Alcohol might be your way to avoid painful feelings or troubled relationships. And you might resort to dangerous behavior, like driving while drunk or even increased violent behavior. Increased dependence on alcohol leads to alcoholism, where you are physically dependant on alcohol and have lost control of the amount you drink.

Causes of alcohol abuse

Why can one person drink responsibly, while another drinks to the point of losing their health, their family and their job? There is no one simple reason. Alcohol abuse and addiction is due to many factors. What’s more, since drinking is so common in our society, problem drinking can be hard to identify. Do you drink to share enjoyment or share a connection with others? If drinking is the only way you feel comfortable connecting to others, or you drink to mask depression, grief, anxiety or loneliness, you are at risk for alcohol abuse.

Some other risk factors include:

a) Family history of alcoholism. While the interplay between genetics and environment is not entirely clear, if you have a family history of addiction, you are at higher risk for abusing alcohol.

b) Peer pressure. If people around you drink heavily, it’s hard to resist. If you are a teenager, you might feel you won’t be accepted. If drinking is common practice for work celebrations or entertaining clients, you might feel pressure to conform.

c) Stressful situations or a big life change. If you have a major change or a stressful situation in your life, without other coping skills, you might turn to alcohol to help you get through.

Signs & symptoms of alcoholism

Although different people may use alcohol at different levels, the basic pattern is the same. Drinking becomes more and more important than anything else, including job, friends and family. Alcohol starts to increasingly affect you physically and emotionally, often impairing judgment to a dangerous level.

How serious is the drinking problem?

Alcohol abusers, or problem drinkers, are people who drink too much on a regular basis. The alcohol use is self-destructive or can present a danger to others, but they still demonstrate some ability to set limits and establish some measure of control over their drinking. While some people are able to maintain this pattern for a long amount of time, alcohol abusers are at risk for progressing to alcoholism. This might happen in response to a large stressful event, such as retirement or losing a job. Or it might gradually progress as tolerance to alcohol increases.

When alcohol abuse progresses to alcoholism, also called alcohol addiction or alcohol dependence, alcohol becomes essential to function. Alcoholic symptoms include a physical dependence on alcohol, and inability to stop despite severe physical and psychological consequences. Some alcoholics can hold down a job or appear to be functioning on the surface, but the drinking inevitably leads to impaired job performance and troubled relationships.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism provides a screening questionnaire for assessing the differences between alcohol abuse and alcoholic dependence. Remember, though, the bottom line is how alcohol affects you. If it is affecting your relationships, job, or health, yet you can’t seem to stop yourself, than the problem is serious.

Physical signs of alcohol abuse and alcoholism

a)Blackouts, when you drink so much you pass out
b)Weight loss
c)Unexplained sore or upset stomach
d)Redness in the face or cheeks
e)Numbness or tingling in hands and feet

Tolerance and withdrawal symptoms

The more alcohol you drink, the more your body depends on it. You need more and more alcohol to have the same effect, called tolerance. If you drink heavily, you will have withdrawal symptoms if you stop drinking. Do you need a drink to steady the shakes in the morning? You’ve built up a tolerance for alcohol. Other withdrawal symptoms include sweating, shaking, nausea and vomiting, confusion, and in severe cases seizures and hallucinations. These symptoms can be medically dangerous. Talk to a medical professional if you are a heavy drinker and want to quit.

Mental signs of alcohol abuse and alcoholism

a)Unable to control drinking: “just one drink” rapidly leads to more
b)Drinking leads to dangerous situations like driving drunk, walking in an unsafe area
c)Increased irritability, agitation and anger, lowered threshold for violence
d)Avoiding activities that do not involve the opportunity to drink
e)Excessive weeping and emotional displays
f)Unexplained absences and sick days from work, or difficulty making commitments
g)Oversleeping or difficulty sleeping.

Alcohol abuse in special population

a)Teenagers. Teenagers notoriously like their privacy, are often irritable and cranky, and like to sleep in. How can you tell if your teen has an alcohol problem? Look for marked changes in behavior, appearance and health. Is your teen suddenly having trouble in school? Does he or she seem more and more isolated, or have a new group of friends? Your teen might have an unusually hard time getting up or appear sick regularly in the morning. If you have alcohol in the home, do the levels decrease faster than they should? Is the alcohol watered down?

b)Older adults. Alcohol abuse is challenging to detect in older adults. Increased alcohol use might happen as an older adult retires, loses a loved one, or has to move. Older adults are more sensitive to the effects of alcohol as their metabolism changes. Since older adults often do much of their drinking at home, problems functioning often go undetected. Clumsiness, unsteadiness or confusion might be attributed to the natural aging process.

Effects of alcohol abuse

What makes alcohol problems so challenging to face? Similar to drug abuse, alcohol abuse doesn’t only affect the health, finances and stability of the person drinking. It reaches family, friends, colleagues-- and even the community. What’s more, the strong denial and rationalization of the person using alcohol makes it extremely difficult to get help, and can make concerned family members feel like they are the problem.

Health effects of alcohol abuse

Long-term alcohol use can cause serious health complications, affecting virtually every organ in your body. These effects include:

a)Liver inflammation, which can lead to cirrhosis, a serious, irreversible liver condition
b) Increased risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer
c) Stomach problems and nutritional deficiencies
d) Neurological problems such as confusion, numbness and trouble with memory
e) Birth defects
f) Erectile dysfunction

Staying addicted: Denial and rationalization

One of the most powerful effects of alcohol abuse and addiction is denial. The urge to drink is so strong that the mind finds many ways to rationalize more drinking. Someone abusing alcohol may drastically underestimate how much they are drinking, how much it is costing them, and how much time it takes away from their family and work. Denial is so powerful that an alcoholic often sincerely believes that there is no problem. They may lash out at concerned family members, so convincingly that family members might feel like they are exaggerating and overstating the problem.

This denial and rationalization can lead to increased problems with work, finances and relationships. The person abusing alcohol may blame an “unfair boss’ for losing her job, or a ‘nagging wife’ for why he is increasingly going out with friends to the bar. While work and relationship stresses happen to everyone, an overall pattern of deterioration and blaming others may be a sign of trouble.

Effects of alcohol abuse on the family

Sadly, alcohol abuse and addiction doesn’t only affect the person abusing alcohol. It affects friends, family and the entire society. Child abuse and neglect is much more common when there is alcohol abuse in the family. The abuser may neglect a child’s basic needs due to drinking. Lack of impulse control can lead to increased physical and emotional abuse. Alcohol abuse by a pregnant woman affects the developing baby’s health. Domestic violence also happens more frequently. Abusing alcohol leads to higher risk of injuries and death to self and others in car accidents.

Family stress

If you have someone you love who drinks too much, it is an enormous emotional strain. You might feel obligated to cover for the alcoholic, cutting back from work to deal with the problems that come up from the drinking— or working more to make financial ends meet. You might not be able to see friends and engage in hobbies, as coping with the abuse takes more and more time. The shame of alcoholism in the family stops many family members from asking for help, instead pretending nothing is wrong. The emotional toll can be overwhelming. Children are especially sensitive.