von Christine Burgmer | Juli 31, 2026 | Sparks |
A mindset shift that might change how you feel about your English You might deserve to feel confident when you speak. You might even be entitled to be taken seriously in meetings. But somewhere along the way, expectations crept in. “I should be fluent by...
von Christine Burgmer | Juli 30, 2026 | Sparks |
How to spot a (mildly mad) Brit abroad: lovely weather for ducks We talk about the weather as if it were a national emergency. Too hot. “Can’t cope.” Too cold. “Typical.” Rain. “Lovely weather for ducks.” None of this is...
von Christine Burgmer | Juli 29, 2026 | Sparks |
Shade or shadow: the two words English keeps separate Shade and shadow look like the same idea. They’re not quite twins. Stand under a tree on a hot day, and you’re in the shade, the cool patch where the sun can’t reach you. Step just outside it and...
von Christine Burgmer | Juli 28, 2026 | Sparks |
Denglisch detox: “home office” doesn’t mean what you think “He is in the home office” reads as fine English. It just doesn’t mean what you think it means. In German, “Home Office” describes the whole activity of sitting...
von Christine Burgmer | Juli 27, 2026 | Sparks |
Being too formal isn’t the problem. Not noticing is. Being too formal isn’t the problem. Not realising it anymore is. At school, you may have learned sentences like: „I would be most grateful if you could kindly confirm.“ It was correct. It...
von Christine Burgmer | Juli 24, 2026 | Sparks |
How to spot a (mildly mad) Brit abroad: sorry, Not sorry We say “sorry” even when it’s clearly your fault. Someone bumps into us. “Oh, sorry!” We apologise to inanimate objects. We apologise for existing. (I once apologised to a filing...
