by Christine Burgmer | Jun 17, 2014 | Allgemein |
A buzzword is a word or a phrase that normally sounds important and that people use to impress others. Jargon is the specialised language used by people in the same work or profession. They can drive you mad!
Don’t try and impress your readers with these words. Communicate clearly. Use words you know your reader will understand.
Instead of … write …
collaborate work with
cutting edge leading or progressive
empower allow or let
state-of-the-art latest
streamline simplify
Want to read more? Forbes has collected 45 words and expressions you should avoid.
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 16, 2014 | Allgemein |
“If your group doesn’t laugh at least four out of five days, you have a real challenge on your hands. Attack it fast because productivity goes up when people love what they do. It goes down when they are not having fun. Small children laugh 400 times daily and adults do so only 15 times a day.”
William Blades
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 15, 2014 | Allgemein |
You’ve been invited to afternoon tea in Britain. Do you know how to behave? Etiquette expert William Hanson gives us some advice.
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 14, 2014 | Allgemein |
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 13, 2014 | Allgemein |
Here’s a visual vocabulary quiz from Merriam-Webster (the dictionary people). Each round has 10 questions, but you can play it again and again as they have lots and lots of different versions.
So how does it work? You are shown a picture and have then to name what you see. You are given four words to choose from. But it’s still a bit tricky … Give it a try and see for yourself.
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 12, 2014 | Allgemein |
I often hear the phrase ‘in former times’ used as a translation of the German word ‘früher’. Actually, we English speakers don’t use this phrase.
I would suggest you use the phrase ‘used to’.
“I used to live in Hamburg but now I live near Cologne.”
“She used to play netball when she was younger.”
