by Christine Burgmer | Aug 31, 2014 | Allgemein |
China Daily shows us pictures of an artist who takes paint in through his nose and squirts it out through his eyes onto a canvas. If you decide to try out this technique, I’d love to see the results! 😉
Wow, I didn’t realise that there were other artists who used body fluids in their work. I’ve just found this article in Wikipedia which I wanted to share with you. Okay, I knew that Andy Warhol used urine. But elephant dung, blood and vomit …
No, sorry. I think I’ll stick to watercolour paints and ink!
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 30, 2014 | Allgemein |
A passerby noticed a couple of city workers working along the city pavements. The man was quite impressed with their hard work, but he couldn’t understand what they were doing.
Finally, he approached the workers and asked, “I appreciate how hard you’re both working, but what the heck are you doing? I see that one of you digs a hole, and then the other guy immediately fills it back up again.
One of the city workers explained, “The third guy who plants the trees is off sick today.”
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 28, 2014 | Allgemein |
Even words can have different meanings in American and British English. Here are some examples:
British American
car park parking lot
chemist pharmacist, pharmacy
chips French fries
cinema movies
crisps potato chips
Did you know?
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 26, 2014 | Allgemein |
If you focus on writing shorter sentences – of about 15 – 20 words, you’ll make it easier for your reader to understand. And you’ll make it easier for yourself, too. You’ll probably make fewer mistakes! 😉
In his book “Several short sentences about writing“, Verlyn Kllinkenborn writes that short sentences are not childish. And that you can say “smart, interesting, complicated things using short sentences”.
Why not practise removing every unnecessary word when you write your next emails? I’m sure your reader will thank you.
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 25, 2014 | Allgemein |
Read this short article on the BBC Learning English website to learn something about the Dalai Lama.
