Discussion Groups / British English / November 2005

English is not my mother tongue. Can someone please explain me what does
"put someone in the dock" mean?

I'm searching for a "great" site that offers traslation english <-->
"other language" free.
Some suggestion please ??

If I asked "cola on the rocks" would it be funny, considered humorous,
regular or pathetic?
Or is it better to just ask 'cola with ice, please'
Pawel from Warsaw,

What does "tinsy-winsy' mean?
Pawe³

Is there a proper standard for the layout of dates?
It seems that the 'standard' used in the US is, for example
"October 27, 2005", hence the expression "9/11", whereas in the UK
it's usually "27 October, 2005".

I was wondering whether it would be a good idea to read literature aloud
to practise speaking and - for me as non-native speaker - get more used
to the sound of the language; perhaps a little bit like Demosthenes.
What kind of text could you recommend? Monologues from Shakespeare's

which of the following is correct?
(1) Networking computers is .....
(2) Networking computers are ....
your advice would be appreciated.