May I have the menu, please?
In a restaurant in the English-speaking world, you ask for the ‘menu’ and not the ‘menu card’.
Improve your presentations
If you need to create visual presentations, then you must watch this amazing slideshow by Emiland. It teaches us the difference between a document and a slide, and that we need to think about fonts and images – and to learn how to use structure. I love it!
Watch your language!
Avoid using gender-specific nouns when gender-neutral ones are available. This means …
Instead of … write …
business man business person
chairman chairperson or chair
fireman firefighter
policeman police officer
steward/stewardess flight attendant
workman worker
On war
“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.”
John F. Kennedy
Wheelie bin etiquette
There have been complains in the Humberside area of Britain about neighbours leaving their dust bins on the streets. In this YouTube video clip, BBC Look North speaks to etiquette expert William Hanson about the problem.
Are you a walking encyclopedia?
Test your knowledge in Reader’s Digest’s free online trivia game.
