by Christine Burgmer | May 14, 2017 | Allgemein |
Some people have asked me in the past whether I recommend any places in London where one can have afternoon tea. People I know have been to The Ritz, to Claridges and to Fortnum and Mason.
But the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park is new to me. According to this article in the Daily Mail, written by etiquette expert William Hanson, it has just reopened it’s Rosebery Lounge and re-launched its afternoon tea.
Looking at the photos, I must say that it looks very elegant (and perhaps very expensive?). But perhaps William’s words can entice you:
“Granted, if you want a highly traditional tea then head to Claridges, Fortnum and Mason or The Ritz, but if – like me – you sometimes get tired of that and want something that’s elegantly different yet reassuringly familiar then the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park’s tea is certain to reinvigorate and reignite your love for the classic British repast.”
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by Christine Burgmer | May 12, 2017 | Allgemein |
There are four elements of the zodiac – air, fire, water, and earth. The zodiac signs within each element share certain characteristics.
Take this fun quiz to find out which zodiac element your writing style is like and see if it matches your real zodiac sign!
(Mine doesn’t match. My sign of the zodiac is the fire element and not earth – as in the picture above!)
by Christine Burgmer | May 11, 2017 | Allgemein |
Pseudo-anglicisms are words that you think are English, but they aren’t. According to this BBC article, foreign languages are full of them.
Germans call a very old car an Oldtimer. It sounds very English, doesn’t it? But it’s not. At least it’s not the word we use for an old car. We call them vintage cars. An oldtimer is an elderly person.
There’s a website (link to: http://www.vds-ev.de) that can help us translate these pseudo-anglicisms into German.
I entered the term “public viewing” (which if often used in German but doesn’t have the same meaning in English!). The German word is “Großbildübertragung”. But I can’t remember when I last heard that word. Can you?
by Christine Burgmer | May 10, 2017 | Allgemein |
You’ve been asked to give a presentation. Although you’re thrilled, on the one hand, you’re also nervous or even frightened.
In this article (link to: writing-skills.com) you can learn how Monica Lewinsky overcame her fears.
The first step – prepare wisely and thoroughly.
by Christine Burgmer | May 9, 2017 | Allgemein |
The main task of the semicolon (that’s this little punctuation mark here ;) is to mark a break that is stronger than a comma, but not as final as a full stop (or period in American English).
You might like to see how it’s used here (link to: en.oxforddictionaries.com).
