List of the most popular hashtags for theme #IGERSBRITAIN

"It's not what about I feel for you. It's about what I don't feel for anyone but you." . . This certainty is real! . . Happy Wednesday, everyone! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #iamxeniamd #igerslondon #thisislondon #londonisopen #mydarlinglondon #ukpotd #citybestpics #city_explore #citylife #postmyuk #Londonlicious #Londonermagazine #Kidrated #Chilloutlondon #Timeoutlondon #London_only #Londonpop #Londonforyou #Londonsbest #FaithHopeLove #huaweigram #ruminate #cogitate #cerebrate #igersengland #igersbritain #onlychildsyndrome #xeniamdkwarentaydos #champandhetty #vinodnagdev v

Walking through Grove Walk past Merton Chapel on my way to the Botanical Gardens through Christ Church Meadow. The clouds parted and the sun came out which made my walk even more lovely. . . . #mertoncollege #oxforduni #oxford #oxfordphotowalk #visitoxford #oxfordlens #iloveoxford #discoveroxford #igersoxford #instaoxford #bbcoxford #oxford_uk #capturingbritain #our_britain #ourbritain #igersbritain #instabritain #europestyle_uk #prettycityoxford #prettycity #lovebritain #beautifulbritain

Absolutely no idea what road this is but with street photography I just set a fast shutter along with f8 & just nakker the shyte outta my camera with continuous shooting mode as I walk past. Usually works . . Iso300/42mm/f8/1.500th

This is my last shot of #broadwaytower I've overloaded you all the past few weeks, but no apologies from me it is a spectacular place . . . . . . . . . . #cotswolds#cotswoldsuk#discovercotswolds#explore_britain#1ukshot#instabritain#igersbritain#igerscotswolds#igersworcestershire#photography#ukpotd#UK_GREATSHOTS #photographyeveryday#olympusomd#explore#travel#adventure#lovegreatbritain#explore_countryside#explore_destination#yourbritain#lonelyplanet#natgeo#travelgram#wanderlust#travelphotography#thisprettyengland#photosofengland#uktravel

What a beautiful cottage right next to the mill at lower slaughter in the #Cotswolds Who would love to live here? I certainly would . . . . . . . #cotswoldsuk#discovercotswolds#explore_britain#1ukshot#instabritain#igersbritain#igerscotswolds#igersgloucestershire#gloucestershire#photography#photographyislifee#photographylovers#photographyeveryday#olympus#olympusuk#olympusomd#explore#travel#adventure#lovegreatbritain#explore_countryside#explore_destination#yourbritain#lonelyplanet#natgeo#travelgram#wanderlust#travelphotography

Shakespeare had a significant impact on the English language. He helped shape modern English in a time where grammar, spelling and pronunciation were less standardised than they are now. This was all way before the first English dictionary was published in 1755. ↠ Today, more than 400 years later his plays are still being read and performed all over the world and we still use many expressions he coined. In fact, Bernard Levin even made up a lovely poem about it and it goes something like this: ↠ If you cannot understand my argument, and declare “It’s Greek to me’‘, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you claim to be “more sinned against than sinning”, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you recall your “salad days”, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you act “more in sorrow than in anger”; if your “wish is farther to the thought”; if your lost property has “vanished into thin air”, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you have ever refused “to budge an inch” or suffered from “green-eyed jealousy”, if you have “played fast and loose”, if you have been “tongue-tied”, “a tower of strength”, “hoodwinked” or “in a pickle”, if you have “knitted your brows”, “made a virtue of necessity”, insisted on “fair play”, “slept not one wink,” “stood on ceremony”, “danced attendance” on your “lord and master”, “laughed yourself into stitches”, had “short shrift, cold comfort” or “too much of a good thing”, if you have “seen better days” or lived “in a fool’s paradise” -why, be that as it may, “the more fool you” , for it is a “foregone conclusion” that you are, “as good luck would have it”, quoting Shakespeare…. ↠ Which is these have you used of surprised you the most? Let me know in the comments. #LoveGreatBritain #shakespeare #shakespeareandcompany #stratforduponavon #warwickshire #explorebritain #exploreuk #exploreengland #excellent_britain #loves_britain #bestukpics #travelling_uk #our_britain #ilovestratford #shakespearegarden #languagelearning #bestunitedkingdom #genuinebritain #igersbritain #gloriousbritain #ig_uk #shakespearesbirthplace #britishhistory #visitengland #loveengland #britishcountryside #englishcountryside #MyShakespearesEngland #languagenerd #learninglanguages

You can never understand one language until you understand at least two. ‒ Geoffrey Willans ↠ How well do you know your native language? Before I started learning my first foreign language I barely knew any grammar terms let alone how to correctly identify an adverb! Since then my passion and interest in languages continues to grow with endless curiosity. ↠ My curiosity has led me to down all sorts of random paths. For example, I learned why the letter ‘c’ in English is sometimes pronounced like a ‘k’ and other times like an ‘s’ and the rule that applies to them. Hint: a ‘c’ before a, o, u is pronounced like a ‘k’ eg, cat, coat, cucumber. When ‘c’ is preceded by e or i, it’s pronounced like an ‘s’ eg. centre, city. ↠ Anyone can learn a language, including you. I don’t have a special gene or knack for it and my memory is terrible. I have to revise things, repeat, and implement new information multiple time before it sticks. The only reason why I’m able to learn a language is because I’ve found a way to enjoy the journey. This makes all the difference. I’ve found the fun in learning language that words for me. Remember what Mary Poppins said? “In every job that must be done there is an element of fun, you find the fun, then snap, the job’s a game!”. ↠ Now, I definitely don’t consider learning a language a job, but it can be super challenging. For me, “the game”, or enjoyment I’ve found is discovering the similarities between languages, the etymology of words and how discovering how languages evolved. I geek out big time! ↠ Are you learning a language? What part of it do you enjoy the most? Are you curious about learning another language? Visit my language school @cactus_language_training for a range of languages courses and study abroad trips.

Welcometh to Stratf'rd-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare that's full of gorgeous Tudor buildings and rich in fascinating history, especially about the English language! I learned so much during my trip that I’m still buzzing with new knowledge, especially around the English language. ↠ In his 20 year career, Shakespeare wrote close to 1 million words, using 17,677 different words, and created 1,705 NEW words. Guess what? Many of these new words we still use today. Expressions like “vanished into thin air”, “break the ice”, “love is blind” and “tongue-tied” plus many many more, were all coined by Shakespeare. If you want to learn more expressions, check my ‘Stratford’ highlights or click on my story. ↠ Before I share more about the town itself, here’s a bit of insight into its name. Stratford-upon-Avon’s is fully hyphenated which may sound and look quite unusual, but it’s a fairly common structure for place names in England which are situated on a river. For example, there is also Staines-upon-Thames and Stoke-upon-Trent. ↠ In the case of Stratford-upon-Avon, the word ‘Stratford’ is made up of Celtic and Saxon words. The word ‘strat’ comes from the Old English strǣt (from Latin stratum), meaning 'street' and ‘ford’, indicates a shallow part of a river or stream, allowing it to be crossed by walking or driving. Finally, ‘avon’ is the Celtic word for river. So literally, Stratford-upon-Avon means ‘street to the ford on the river.’ ↠ Do you know why we say 'hit the hay' or 'sleep right'? I found out why at Shakespeare's birthplace, and I’ll tell you all about it in my NEXT Instagram post ↠ #LoveGreatBritain #shakespeare #shakespeareandcompany #stratforduponavon #warwickshire #explorebritain #exploreuk #exploreengland #excellent_britain #loves_britain #bestukpics #travelling_uk #our_britain #ilovestratford #shakespearegarden #williamshakespeare #bestunitedkingdom #genuinebritain #igersbritain #gloriousbritain #ig_uk #shakespearesbirthplace #britishhistory #visitengland #loveengland #britishcountryside #englishcountryside #timeoutlondon #MyShakespearesEngland #visitcotswolds

This is Holy Trinity Church, the final resting place of Shakespeare. Shakespeare is buried up front and centre up at the foot of the chancel steps, not because he was famous or an important man, but because he paid for the privilege. ↠ In Tudor times, the rich would visit the church, chose a stone under which to be buried and agree on a price for the privilege. In those days, you weren’t buried six-feet under in a coffin, but just 2-3 feet under and covered in a shroud. After a couple of days, the smell of the decaying body started to fill the church. If someone asked, what’s the smell, you’d replying with “the stinking rich”, which is where we get this everyday expression from. ↠ Whilst visiting Shakespeare’s Birthplace, I learned why we say ‘hit the hay’ and ‘sleep tight’ before going to bed. Again, back in Tudor times, your mattress was made up of hay, horse hair and other sorts of stuffing which would move around during the night forming lumps. So, before going to bed you would literally ‘hit the hay’ with a wooden stick to even it out. ↠ In addition to that, your mattress was supported and held in place by a rope wound through the bed frame. Overtime the rope would loosen and would need tightening, which gives us the expression ‘sleep tight.’ Pretty interesting, right? ↠ Is there an expression you want to know the origins of? Let me know in the comments and I’ll try and find out! ↠ #LoveGreatBritain #shakespeare #shakespeareandcompany #stratforduponavon #warwickshire #explorebritain #exploreuk #exploreengland #excellent_britain #loves_britain #bestukpics #travelling_uk #our_britain #ilovestratford #shakespearegarden #languagelearning #bestunitedkingdom #genuinebritain #igersbritain #gloriousbritain #ig_uk #shakespearesbirthplace #britishhistory #visitengland #loveengland #britishcountryside #englishcountryside #MyShakespearesEngland #languagenerd