by Christine Burgmer | Aug 9, 2017 | Allgemein |
You’re having a conversation with someone, but would like to get away gracefully. What can you say?
On the phone I might say something like:
- “I should let you go.”
- “I hate to interrupt, but I simply must take a bio-break.”
- “Let’s discuss this another time. I’m too busy at the moment to give it my full attention.”
At a conference I might say:
- “Excuse me. I have to rescue Olivia from a conversation. She just gave me the signal.”
- “I hate to interrupt you, but I simply must take a bio-break.”
- “I have to take an important call!… (explaining) My phone is on vibrate.”
- “Sorry, what time is it?”
You’ll find other ideas and explanations in Geoffrey James’s article here.
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 8, 2017 | Allgemein |
Have you ever seen the abbreviation p.a.?
As in the sentence:
Sales increased by 5 per cent p.a.
The abbreviation p.a. is short for per annum and is a Latin phrase meaning per year.
You might know that I’m not a big lover of abbreviations, as I find they can often confuse people. I’d rather use the full term.
So I suggest writing:
Sales increased by 5 per cent per year.
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 7, 2017 | Allgemein |
“No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.” Aristotle
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 6, 2017 | Allgemein |
Germans eat tons of potatoes every year, according to this Deutsche Welle article (and slideshow). Whether fried, baked, sliced, grated, rolled, as dumplings or shredded, mixed with onions and deep fried.
Did you know that over 5,000 varieties are grown today?
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 5, 2017 | Allgemein |
Here’s a rhyming riddle for you today.
“I come in different styles.
I can help you walk for miles.
I come in a pair.
I’m something you wear.”
Scroll down the page for the answer.
“A pair of shoes”
