von Christine Burgmer | Aug. 26, 2026 | Tips and Tricks, Vocabulary variations |
Autogramm (Unterschrift eines Prominenten) – in English this is an autograph, not an “autogram.” “Could I have your autograph, please?” (not “Could I have your autogram, please?“)
💡 Think of it this way:
Ask for an autograph — “autogram” isn’t a real English word.
von Christine Burgmer | Aug. 26, 2026 | Vocabulary variations, Tips and Tricks |
Woman (die Frau, Singular) = one female person. “She is a woman I admire.”
Women (die Frauen, Plural) = more than one female person. “Many women attended the conference.”
💡 Think of it this way:
Woman = one. Women = more than one – and they’re said differently too (“WUM-an” vs. “WIM-in”).
von Christine Burgmer | Feb. 12, 2025 | British vs. American English, Tips and Tricks, Translation |
British English: biscuit
American English: cookie
von Christine Burgmer | Feb. 12, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, Translation |
English = trillion (a thousand billion)
von Christine Burgmer | Feb. 12, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, Translation |
English = billion (a thousand million)
von Christine Burgmer | Feb. 12, 2025 | Pronunciation, Tips and Tricks |
dumb, debt, crumb, comb, bomb, climb, thumb, subtle, plumber, lamb and numb
Try saying the words out loud without saying the ‘b’!