by Christine Burgmer | Aug 17, 2017 | Allgemein |
We sometimes use ‘pleonasms’ without giving them a second thought. And what are they? A ‘pleonasm’ is what we use when we repeat ourselves. Here are some examples: PIN means a ‘personal identification number’. So we don’t need...
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 16, 2017 | Allgemein |
We all know to-do lists, don’t we? And many of us use them regularly. According to Adam Dachis, we can improve our productivity by making ‘break lists’! We all know how important breaks are! Here’s Adam’s short definition of a break list...
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 15, 2017 | Allgemein |
Positive sentences are shorter and easier to understand if we replace a negative phrase (like phrases with ‘not’) with a single word that means the same thing. So instead of writing ‘not able’, write ‘unable’. Or instead of...
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 14, 2017 | Allgemein |
“The future depends on what you do today.” Mahatma Gandhi
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 13, 2017 | Allgemein |
You’re a passenger in someone else’s car. How do you behave? Do you vape in the car? Do you switch stations on the radio? British etiquette expert William Hanson has some tips for us.
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 12, 2017 | Allgemein |
“When I was young there was only 25 letters in the alphabet? Nobody knew why.” Do you get it? Look below for the explanation. why = Y
