Holiday guides
Before phoning someone in the US, it might be helpful to check whether they should be at work. This holiday guide for this year (and this guide for next year) might be able to help you.
You can even change the country if you like.
Young ladies read this …
“An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
These tips are really weird …
Worried that you are becoming a bit forgetful? Try these rather weird tips (link to: health cracker.com) and see if they work for you.
Learn why climbing a tree, using your fists or looking at a grassy roof might be able to help you remember things better – and “boost your brain power”!
Translating a German menu
Translating the menu for a foreign visitor is always tricky.
Have you seen my German-English Food Glossary?
How to write to an adult female
In the past, we used Miss (+ surname) for an unmarried woman and Mrs (+ surname) for a married woman.
But things have changed over the last few years. Today we use Ms (+ surname) – pronounced “Mizz” – for all women – whatever their marital status.
Of course, if you know someone’s marital status and that they prefer to be addressed as Miss or Mrs, I suggest you still use them.
