Made of wood?
Doctor: “How did you get that splinter in your finger?”
Patient: “All I did was scratch my head.”
Food glorious food
A lot of people laugh about the British ‘kitchen’. Actually ‘kitchen’ is the place where the food is prepared! If you mean the food, you can either talk about the English ‘food, ‘cooking’ or ‘cuisine‘ (pronounced ‘kwizeen’).
I believe that the food in Britain is better than a lot of people think … Have you ever given it a try?
Just say ‘thank you’
“With reference to …” is rather old-fashioned. I remember using the phrase years ago. Have you read it before? Do you use it? Such as in: “With reference to your letter …”.
My recommendation? Just say “thank you”. Something like: “Thank you for your letter”. Or “Thank you for contacting us.”
Instead of writing: “With reference to our meeting last week”, you could write: “It was a pleasure meeting you in Cologne last week”. Or even: “I very much enjoyed meeting you in Cologne last week”.
And instead of writing: “With reference to our conversation yesterday”, you could write: “I enjoyed talking to you yesterday”.
I find these phrases much more personal. Do you agree?
On getting started
“In doing anything, the first step is the most difficult.” Chinese Proverb
Give it a try!
If you do go to Britain, you must try fish and chips with salt – and, wait for it, vinegar. Wonderful! I’d stay away from those mushy peas, though.
I also like salt and vinegar crisps. And what’s your favourite?
Dread the thought!
“What is worse than biting into an apple and finding a worm?”
“No idea!”
“Finding half a worm!”
