by Christine Burgmer | Mar 31, 2014 | Allgemein |
“Golf is a good walk spoiled.” Mark Twain I’ve never played golf before (my father was an avid golfer) so I can’t really say much about Mark Twain’s quotation. However, I thought that golf might be a good way of killing two (or even...
by Christine Burgmer | Mar 27, 2014 | Allgemein |
The ‘b’ in the following words are silent, which means that you don’t pronounce them: climb (klettern) comb (Kamm) debt (Schuld/Schulden) doubt (Zweifel) numb (taub) thumb (Daumen) Here’s a great list of words with ‘silent’ letters....
by Christine Burgmer | Mar 25, 2014 | Allgemein |
British and American English often spell the same word differently. For example, British English words that end in -re often end in -er in American English: British American theatre theater centre center litre ...
by Christine Burgmer | Mar 20, 2014 | Allgemein |
I have two very good dictionaries on my tablet, but I still like to use an online dictionary now and again. My favourites are: www.dict.cc and www.leo.org. If you can’t find the translation for a word, you can always ask for help in Leo’s forum....
by Christine Burgmer | Mar 18, 2014 | Allgemein |
Do you always start an email with the same friendly greeting? I thought you might like some more ideas so that you don’t use the same words again and again. Look here: I hope you are enjoying the spring weather. How are you? I hope you are well. I hope all is...
by Christine Burgmer | Mar 13, 2014 | Allgemein |
In British English you fill in a form. And in American English you fill out a form.
