Anna Nolan’s little ditties might help you remember some of those tricky grammar points. This one is not only difficult for non-native speakers!
‘WITH ME’ VERSUS ‘WITH I’
You must never even try
Saying, “Come with Greg and I”,
For it’s always – you will see –
Always, “Come with Greg and me”.
PS You might like to take a closer look at Anna’s fantastic website: http://flaming-english.com
If you’d like to know what a superdesk looks like, read the article on inc.com and watch the video to learn how it was constructed.
Are Germans always on time? Read this article from the Deutsche Welle to find out. And who, do you think, is particularly punctual? 😉
A store manager overheard one of his salesmen talking to a customer.
“No sir,” said the salesman, ”we haven’t had any for quite a while and it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting any soon.”
The manager was horrified and shouted after the departing customer, ”Come back next week. We’re sure to have whatever it is you need.”
He turned angrily to his salesman and said, ”Never tell a customer we’re out of anything! What did he want?”
“Rain,” answered the salesman.
We know that sitting isn’t good for us and that we need to move more. This graphic (link to lifehack.org) shows us just how bad it is!
Watch out when translating ‘heute Morgen’, ‘heute Nachmittag’, ‘heute Abend’ and ‘heute Nacht’. We say, ‘this morning’, ‘this afternoon’, ‘this evening’ and ‘tonight’.
Oh, and the time on the clock? Twenty to three …
