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I've just read about a holiday decorating service and wonder if any of my readers have their homes...

You've probably seen the word "Xmas" before. It's quite a common abbreviation of the word...

“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't...

What does the traditional Christmas dinner look like in Britain? Well, it often consists of roast...

What does December have that other months don’t have?           Answer:...

Don't studies often show that multitasking is not good for us? Normally doing two things at the...

So you've decided to do some magic tricks at Christmas. Of course, you need to practise a lot...

Here's a nice little video explainins the differences between British and American...

It's not always easy to find the right words. If you're not sure what to write to your colleagues...

“Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome...

If you live in Germany, you'll probably be going to at least one Christmas market. Most of the...

If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the...

Here are five habits of speech (link to: inc.com) we might want to get rid of, according to...

In Germany, we have a word for people who have a strict daily routine. We call them...

Do you know when to use "there", "their" and "they're"? A lot of people get confused, so if you're...

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson

Do you know what these Indian headshakes (link to: BBC.com) mean?

"A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer." Is your desk clean? And if so, are your desk...

According to Steven Aitchison, the levels of energy are different for different people. Some...

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the...

Look at these five hostage negotiation tactics (link to: medium.com) - from former FBI hostage...

Is the word "none" singular or plural? That is the question. Merriam-Webster's short video clip is...

"If we did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves." Thomas Edison

"I can’t believe I got fired from the calendar factory. All I did was take a day off."