3 ways to say ‚ed‘
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit: 3 ways to say ‘ed‘ At the meats counter in our local supermarket I often hear people pronouncing the ‚corned’ (beef) by separating the word …
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Ass-u-me.
“Assume makes an ASS of U and Me.” I believe I first heard this sales sound bite in The Sales Bible by Jeffrey Gitomer. It’s a natural trait, we think …
Good try No1.
“You‘re getting on my alarm clock“ Nice try! As visions of me trying to stand on an alarm clock go rushing through my head. Doesn’t really work in English. Here …
Happy New Year Rant.
Happy New Year (belatedly)! I hope you had a wonderful Xmas and New Year. It’s that time of year again when the media/advertising machine tell us we should make New …
Collocations galore.
Collocations are extremely useful in English too. Learners often translate out of their native language and hope that it is the same in English. Here is a list of 10 …