by Christine Burgmer | Nov 8, 2015 | Allgemein |
We often used to spend our summer holidays hiking up and down the mountains in Austria. So I’ve grown to love this country. Nowadays you’ll find me more in the capital city. I generally go to Vienna at least once a year. If you’ve never been, you...
by Christine Burgmer | Nov 7, 2015 | Allgemein |
“Most mothers tell their daughters to marry doctors. But I told mine to marry an archaeologist, because the older she gets, the more interested he will be in her.”
by Christine Burgmer | Nov 6, 2015 | Allgemein |
Here’s another quiz from the Telegraph. This time you’re asked to identify 15 islands. But be careful, it’s tricky! Now I thoroughly enjoyed doing this quiz, so I’m sure you will, too! 🙂
by Christine Burgmer | Nov 5, 2015 | Allgemein |
We want to treat people with respect, don’t we? Therefore, we need to be careful with our choice of words.. We want to use respectful, gender-neutral language; language which doesn’t offend others. This is what being “politically correct” means...
by Christine Burgmer | Nov 4, 2015 | Allgemein |
If you often confuse the two-letter prepositions ‘in’, ‘on’ or ‘at’, read the Voice of America’s article on Everyday Grammar. The idea of moving from the general to the specific might be able to help you remember how to use...
by Christine Burgmer | Nov 3, 2015 | Allgemein |
“Hyphen” is a word that very few people here seem to know. In German, it means “BIndestrich”. Do you know that little symbol of connectivity? This article should help you understand how it’s used (link to: Purdue OWL).
