by Christine Burgmer | May 18, 2014 | Allgemein |
Want to do something completely different when you next visit Britain? What about looking at a collection of vintage plastics, dog collars, old-fashioned buses or teapots? ‘The Telegraph’ has got lots of tips for some of Britain’s weirdest days out....
by Christine Burgmer | May 17, 2014 | Allgemein |
Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Manager asks a young engineer fresh out of university, “And what starting salary were you looking for?” The engineer replies, “In the region of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits...
by Christine Burgmer | May 16, 2014 | Allgemein |
‘Kwik Learning’ has posted 15 statements about memory and asks us whether they are true or false. Just scroll down the page to find the answers. Is it really true that Daniel Tammet recited pi from memory to 22,514 digits in five hours and nine minutes?...
by Christine Burgmer | May 15, 2014 | Allgemein |
A book or a film can have a ‘happy ending’ but not a ‘happy end’! That’s German! So don’t forget that important ‘-ing’ at the end of the phrase! For example: A lot of us like stories with happy endings, don’t we?...
by Christine Burgmer | May 14, 2014 | Allgemein |
When starting a conversation, why not start with a surprising fact? Something like: “Did you know that Tokyo has the most millionaires (followed by New York City), but that London is the city with the highest number of multi-millionaires?”. Why not find...
by Christine Burgmer | May 13, 2014 | Allgemein |
There are even more differences in the spelling of British and American English. British English uses the endings -gogue and -logue. American English normally uses the endings -gog and -log. British American analogue analog catalogue catalog...
