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...
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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!...
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...
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 –...
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:...
