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The Süddeutsche has 15 questions to test your business English. So do you know these typical...

Is customer service in Germany really as bad as people say? I'm not sure, however I do know that...

Is there anyone who actually enjoys learning irregular verbs by heart? I would say probably not....

When I was a child, my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you...

So what do you think makes a perfect gentleman? ITV's Good Morning Britain wanted to find out and...

What is the longest word in the English language? "Smiles". Because there's a mile between its...

How good are you at remembering faces? Do the BBC's "Face Memory Test" (there are three parts to...

You want to explain to a colleague that you hate those folded down corners of a book page? Of...

Perhaps one of the most difficult questions to answer in an interview is: "What is your greatest...

... herewith please find a photo." "Please find enclosed our catalogue for your reference"....

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends. Oscar Wilde

So what do foreigners not know about the Germans? Read Deutsche Welle's article to find out. I...

Young man: "Do you have a date for Valentine’s Day?" Young lady: "Yes, February 14th."

I've written about the advantages of taking a power nap before. This short video clip explains how...

In English, we say, "We are good (or bad) at doing something". In German we say: "Wir sind gut...

Do you know how to handle the undecider, the drama queen, the volcano or the panic button?...

You'll be out of the office for a few days and need help writing your "out of office" message?...

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.  Epictetus

Not long to go now and it will soon be Valentine's Day. If you'd like to learn more about it, read...

    Worker to colleague: "I hear the men are going to go on strike." Colleague to...

What do you do to recover after a long day at work? This article from lifehack.org gives us five...

The word 'executive' means 'Führungskraft'. Listen to how it's pronounced by following this...

Are you making these mistakes (link to linkedin.com) when presenting in front of an audience? Do...

You've been given a present or some good advice, been invited out to a meal or to a job interview,...