My Blog until 2018

One Managing Director always scheduled meetings late on a Friday afternoon. One of the employees...

If you like online language games, you might like to try Merriam-Webster's game called 'True or...

"In England it is bad manners to be clever, to assert something confidently. It may be your...

So are you more of a morning or an evening person? Or are you a mix of both? Do this quiz to find...

Teacher: “How far is it to India?” Susan: “Well, it can’t be too far. My friend Rulie comes from...

In English the word 'informations' does not exist. So if you want to say that you need...

Learn about the Hipp family business and their product: organic baby food. Follow this link to...

The phrase we often use in email messages is not 'I look forward to see you'. We say, "I look...

"For every criticism you make of someone's job performance, make sure you give the person four...

"The trouble with tea is that originally it was quite a good drink." George Mikes

A doctor, a civil engineer, and a computer scientist were sitting together one evening and...

Child: “How do you spell Mississippi?” Father: “The river or the state?”

The English word for 'Hauptsitz' is 'headquarters' or 'head office'. Believe me, the word...

  Why not start a conversation with a surprising fact? Something like: "Did you know that the...

Originally the exclamation mark (that's this mark here: !) was used for an actual exclamation,...

"What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure." Samuel Johnson    

"Go anywhere in England where there are natural, wholesome, contented, and really nice English...

  So what is a boss? I'd say that he or she is someone who is late when you are early, and...

Doctor: “How did you get that splinter in your finger?” Patient: “All I did was scratch my...

A lot of people laugh about the British 'kitchen'. Actually 'kitchen' is the place where the food...

"With reference to ..." is rather old-fashioned. I remember using the phrase years ago. Have you...

"In doing anything, the first step is the most difficult." Chinese Proverb

If you do go to Britain, you must try fish and chips with salt - and, wait for it, vinegar....

"What is worse than biting into an apple and finding a worm?" "No idea!" "Finding half a worm!"