by Christine Burgmer | Sep 12, 2014 | Allgemein |
This seven-minute workout can be done in your lunch break. You only need to work with your body weight, a chair and a wall. So there’s no excuse now. Shall we give it a try?
by Christine Burgmer | Sep 11, 2014 | Allgemein |
You want to tell someone that you didn’t do military service but did what they call in Germany ‘Zivildienst’. You can either say that you did ‘alternative service’ or ‘civilian service’ instead. ‘Civil service’ is...
by Christine Burgmer | Sep 10, 2014 | Allgemein |
Some people seem to mix these up so I wanted to explain them today. We use ‘a’ before a word that begins with a consonant sound (such as ‘a bag’, ‘a European trip’, a ‘used car’) and we use ‘an’ before a word...
by Christine Burgmer | Sep 9, 2014 | Allgemein |
Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn’t seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy takes out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps, “My friend is dead! What can I do?”. The operator...
by Christine Burgmer | Sep 8, 2014 | Allgemein |
Mark Twain was a very well-known American author. If you’d like to learn more about him, take a look at this article in Wikipedia.
by Christine Burgmer | Sep 7, 2014 | Allgemein |
… kindly help me?” Here is another rather old-fashioned phrase. I find this type of writing very boring. Why not use everyday language and just write, “Would you please help me?” Now isn’t that nice, clear and polite? A lot of writers use...
