United English Business Communication

30/12/2021

BEST OF 2021: Long before Jamestown or the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Massachusetts in 1620, the US English style of spelling words such as 'honor', 'color', and 'center' were alive and well in British English. Etymologist and broadcaster Susie Dent opens an 'aluminum' can of worms and teaches Brits....

15/12/2021

Brazilian entrepreneurialism recognised!

Cristina Junqueira, co-founder of the largest independent digital bank in the world, the only Brazilian featured in Fortune 40 under 40 list.

29/11/2021

The Office is 20 years-old! But what made it such a success?...

Ricky reveals some remarkable facts, secrets and behind-the-scenes gossip about the show.

24/04/2021

On this day, the 24th of April, Irish rebels rose up against British rule in Ireland.

100 years ago, nationalists from the Irish republican brotherhood took a stand against British rule on the Emerald Isle. The Irish capital - Dubiin - became ...

18/03/2021

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Today, March 17th is St Patrick´s Day - here is everything you need to know!

Every March 17th, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated around the world. Learn more about this Irish holiday and the patron saint it is named after in this Histor...

26/01/2021

On the last Tuesday of January every year, the local population of the Shetland Islands (Scotland) celebrate their Viking heritage with a torch-lit procession - check it out!

“Up Helly Aa” - the Shetland Islands’ Viking festival is the world’s largest fire festival. Once a year in the UK's northern-most archipelago, about a thousa...

05/06/2020

Today is National Fish and Chips Day in the UK - check out our page (unitedenglishbr) for more info!

05/06/2020

Today is National Fish and Chips Day in the UK!

To celebrate National Fish and Chip day, we want to know what YOU think is the ultimate fish and chips dinner. Garden or mushy peas? Do you even have fish with your chips? Ketchup or mayo - or neither?

22/05/2020

This week marks the anniversary of Levi's patenting their famous jeans.Here's the story behind their famous logo

From the iconic Two Horse leather patch to the instantly recognizable Batwing, here’s everything you need to know about the evolution of Levi’s’ logos. FOLLO...