My Blog until 2018

“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” Plato

Customer: "I'd like to try on that dress in the window." Salesman: "Sorry, Madam, but you'll have...

We say that we would like to 'make a note of something! (notieren!) and not 'make a notice'!

What do you think about box subscription services? People are so busy today that they're...

We still need to write letters now and again, don't we? But do you know what they should look...

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your...

A British business partner invites you to his/her party. Would you know how to behave? Etiquette...

Copy this wonderful spellchecker poem onto your computer and see how many mistakes you can find!...

How many English words do you know? This vocabulary test from Ghent University's Center for...

Here are yet more words with different meanings in American and British English: British          ...

Most people I work with who have to give presentations are worried about the questions and answers...

So you've decided you don't always want to use the same phrases to close an email and are looking...

Read what Plato has to say about wise men and fools ... “Wise men speak because they have...

We used to get together with friends on New Year's Eve for a potluck party. Everyone brought a...

Two business partners are about to hire a new secretary. They choose a very attractive young lady....

The cheetah is the world's fastest land mammal. Would you like to know if you have its reaction...

In Germany, people talk about getting jobs with the help of 'Vitamin B', and it's believed to...

This is a lovely infographic (link to: thevisualcommunicationguy.com) showing us just how...

"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found...

How culturally sensitive are you? Do the quiz (link to: epicforyou.eu) to find out. (You can...

"My wife has the worst memory I've ever heard of." "So she forgets everything you tell her, I...

Buddha said, “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at...

I wonder why the Germans use the term "Schnapsidee"? It's strange to combine the word "schnapps"...

In Geoffrey's article you'll find seven excellent questions to start some excellent conversations...