by Christine Burgmer | Jul 5, 2014 | Allgemein |
Let’s see if you spotted the mistakes yesterday … You are (or you’re) the best person for the job. (Your the best person for the job.) My colleagues and I are going to give you a short presentation. (Me and my colleagues are going to give you a short...
by Christine Burgmer | Jul 4, 2014 | Allgemein |
Here’s a quick test for you. Can you find the mistakes in these sentences? There’s one mistake in each! You’ll get the answers in tomorrow’s post. Your the best person for the job. Me and my colleagues are going to give you a short...
by Christine Burgmer | Jul 3, 2014 | Allgemein |
So have you made a ‘date’ or an ‘appointment’? A ‘date’ is another name for a ‘rendezvous’ (so we use it in a private context), whereas an ‘appointment’ is what you should use for a business meeting. If you...
by Christine Burgmer | Jul 2, 2014 | Allgemein |
Do you often find it difficult to get started and find yourself putting off actions or tasks to a later time? In English we have a word for this. We call it ‘procrastination’ (in German ‘Aufschub’ or ‘Verzögerung’ or even...
by Christine Burgmer | Jul 1, 2014 | Allgemein |
It’s your decision whether you would like to write ‘percent’ or ‘per cent’ (as one or as two words). Writing ‘percent’ is standard American English usage, while ‘per cent’ is more common in British usage....
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 30, 2014 | Allgemein |
“I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” Mark Twain
