Anyone for sweet temptations?

 A “Naschkatze” is someone who loves eating, particularly sweet things. In English, we say that someone has a “sweet tooth”. Do you have a sweet tooth? Then you might like to try out some of these recipes I found on the Deutsche Welle website....

Is your dream job here?

If you’re tired of your job and are thinking of changing, you might like to give one of these dream jobs (link to: techlays.com) a try. I quite like the idea of being a chocolate taster. So what is your favourite?

Write for your reader

I just want to remind you to think about your reader when writing an email. So what exactly does that mean?: Use short and simple words and sentences. Prefer the active to the passive voice. Remove words and phrases that are old-fashioned and that add little value....

On smiling

“Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.” George Eliot (‘A scowl’ is ‘ein finsterer Blick’ and ‘wrinkles’ are ‘Falten’!)
Ten minus six

Ten minus six

Teacher: If your father borrowed €10 from me and paid me back €1 a month, how much would he owe me after six months? Pupil: €10. Teacher: Oh dear, you don’t know much about subtraction, do you? Pupil: You don’t know much about my father! Subtraction =...