A woman goes to see her doctor with a cucumber in her left ear, a banana in her right ear and a carrot up her nose. “What on earth is the matter with me?” she asks. The doctor replies, “You’re not eating properly.”
“What on earth …?” = “Was um Himmels willen …?”
Are you an “energiser” or a “de-energiser” at work? Take a close look at the eight questions in Gretchen Rubin’s article to find out.
The list of words with different meanings in American and British English goes on …
British American
railway railroad
return trip round trip
rubber eraser
rubbish garbage, trash
sweets candy
Do you see yourself as being lazy but intelligent? Are you thinking of changing your job? What about becoming an English teacher, a computer programmer or a professional ‘expert’? This article (link to: bbc.com) explains why such a job might be perfect for you! 😉
The Americans call it ‘résumé’. The Brits call it ‘CV’ (this is an abbreviation for ‘curriculum vitae’). In German, it’s ‘Lebenslauf’.
If you’re looking for a new job, you want your résumé/CV to stand out, don’t you? So which words should you avoid? And more importantly, which words should you be using? You’ll find the 17 worst and the 15 best phrases on the careerbuilder.com website.
