My Blog until 2018
How birthdays and anniversaries are celebrated in America
How are birthdays and anniversaries celebrated in your country? Read here how they are celebrated...
Do you know these people?
There are two kinds of people who don’t say much: those who are quiet and those who talk a lot. 😉
10 tips for a healthy brain
What can we do every day to keep our brains healthy? According to this article on the Lifehack.org...
How to say yes
Of course, you can just say "yes" if you agree to something or want to give a positive reply. But...
A well-known punctuation mark
Hyphens are used to link words and parts of words. We've spoken about them before. Can you...
Should you have an enemy
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Napoleon Bonaparte
British snack culture
I was surprised to read that young people in Britain eat more snacks than people of the same age...
Let’s use more respectful language
Instead of saying someone has had a "sex change", grammarly.com recommends using the more...
This is tricky!
I needed to check this up with Grammar Girl again! 😉 And I wasn't really surprised to read that...
On enthusiasm
"Enthusiasm is the most important thing in life." Tennessee Williams
Japan and its work ethic
One often hears stories of Japanese workers spending longer hours in the office than those in...
Do you agree? 😉
I don’t mind going to work. It’s the 8-hour wait to go home I can’t stand. 😉
How to avoid brain fatigue
Ron White gives us his tips and strategies on how to stay focused without getting distracted (link...
How to pronounce the word “buffet”
A "buffet" is a piece of furniture in a dining room (like a kind of sideboard or a counter) from...
Check your writing with this tool
Analyzemywriting is a tool that can give you a lot of information about your writing. Just paste...
On smiling
"Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich...
Off to Japan?
Going to Japan soon? Make sure you know what you can do and what you can't do with your chopsticks...
A bit of good advice?
If you can’t convince them, confuse them.
How to improve our memory
Ron White has some tips for us on how to improve our memory using good habits (link to: YouTube)....
Using more respectful language
Instead of calling someone "a transgender", grammarly.com recommends using the more respectful...
How to grab your audience’s attention
In this short video, Alex Lyon explains how we can grab our audience's attention by starting a...
Are you making these email mistakes?
What are the five email mistakes that make us look unprofessional? According to an article in...
On what matters most
"What really matters is what you do with what you have." H. G. Wells
How good are you?
Do you know the difference between Hispanic and Latino? England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom...
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