Making a request
Instead of using “Would you be so kind as to … ” (I nearly always see “Would you be so kind to … ” which is wrong!), use “Please could you …” or “I’d be grateful if you could …”. Simple phrases are the best!
On success
“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” Florence Nightingale
The Germans
This article on the Deutsche Welle website explains why Germans like talking things through. Okay, we know that men and women are different. But do men really believe that women can’t park and that children need a strict upbringing? Perhaps the older generation?
On the road
Who earns a living by driving customers away?
A taxi driver.
PS The answer to yesterday’s brainteaser: ‘Johnny’. (A lot of people would probably have said it was ‘June’!)
Try this brainteaser
Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name? (Answer is coming tomorrow!)
This might surprise you!
When you talk about an ‘oldtimer’ you are probably thinking about an old car. I’m afraid that’s not correct. This here is an old-timer in English. Surprise, surprise! What you are probably talking about is a vintage car!
