Are you a homemaker?
We need to be careful that the language we use doesn’t offend others. Instead of saying someone is a “housewife” or “househusband”, you can say that someone is a “homemaker”. I like the word!
How to make your meetings more productive
Do you feel the meetings you go could be more productive? In this very short video clip, Luke Sherwin explains why he thinks the last five minutes are very important.
Let’s get cooking
Do you sometimes find recipes in English and don’t know what the abbreviations means? Not to worry. Help is at hand.
- tsp – teaspoon/teaspoons
- tbs or tbsp – tablespoon/tablespoons
- c – cup/cups
- gal – gallon
- lb – pound/pounds
- pt – pint
- qt – quart
On the importance of taking a break
“Who can wait quietly while the mud settles?” Lao Tzu
A cup of tea, a sandwich and a scone
Imagine you’ve been invited to afternoon tea in Britain. Would you know what to do? British etiquette expert William Hanson tells us that table manners differ around the world.
In this video you will learn what an etiquette expert does, some rules for enjoying afternoon tea and how to pronounce the word “scone”. (The sentence should rhyme: Once it’s scone it’s gone!)
Examples:
1 Stir your tea back and forth gracefully not to make a noise (rather than round and round).
2. Keep your hands in your lap (rather than resting your wrists on the table).
Art lovers?
At an art gallery, a woman and her young son were having a difficult time choosing between one of my paintings and another artist’s work. They finally decided to take one of my pictures.
“I suppose you liked the winter scene better than the still life,” I said.
“No,” said the mother. “Your painting is wider, so it’ll cover the three holes my son made in our wall.”
