Are you doing this properly?

Do you launder your shirts yourself? If so, are you doing it correctly? Read William Hanson’s article to find out. A friend told me many years ago that shirts need to be ironed in a certain order. It’s exactly what William says, too. So here’s the...

Caught red-handed

If you have children, you probably know what the tooth fairy is. Perhaps your child has caught you trying to take the tooth from under the pillow and replacing it with a coin? This happened to me years ago. My child called out, “I caught you!” And while I...

How to train the brain

Do you remember the memory test a week or so ago? If you feel you need to improve your memory, take a look at these nine excellent tips here – from a Grand Master of Memory, Ed Cooke. I think coming up with a narrative works really well. Oh yes, and using your...

Another tricky question

Give this question some thought … Why do “flammable” and “inflammable” mean the same thing? It’s true, there really is no difference. Both words mean “easily set on fire”. However, according to Grammarist, it’s...

Closing an email

I’ve given you some phrases you can use when closing an email before. Here are some more to add to your list: Best regards Many thanks In haste (Use when you’re in a hurry and don’t have time to proofread your message.) Warm regards (I think this...