Tricky translations

Tricky translations

Translating from one language to another is often tricky. Do you know how to translate the following words and phrases without looking them up in a dictionary: ‘Kofferraum’, ‘Arbeitstier’, ‘Wohnmobil’, ‘Pechvogel’,...
Kind regards

Kind regards

Do you use the same words again and again when closing an email? Why not be a little bit more creative? A lot of people finish their email messages with “Regards”, “Kind regards” or “Best regards”. What about using the following now...
How to feel at home

How to feel at home

To feel at home in Britain, I recommend that you drink tea with milk – and perhaps a little bit of sugar. Of course, that is black tea. But nobody says that in England. Tea is tea! By the way, I’m a milk-in-first person! And what about you?

Never give up

A little boy was watching his mother gently rub cold cream on her face. “Why are you rubbing cold cream on your face, Mummy?” he asked. “To make my skin more beautiful”, she replied. A few minutes later, she began removing the cream with a...