Mail Mastery: helfen
Writing mails in English brings a whole bunch of difficulties with it, register (formal/informal), grammar, intercultural aspects. In the Mini Mail dictionary (German-English) part of the Working English Toolkit (WET) …
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Are you pulling my leg, mate?
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit: Are you pulling my leg, mate? Sometimes in conversation people exaggerate (übertreiben), tell little (big) lies (Lügen erzahlen), or try to banter (sich necken)/joke with …
GYG Day 34: Too short.
Too short, if only I’d had more time”, is a common answer to the question “What was your weekend like”? During the working week, you never get around to doing …
7 things I had never seen before I came to Germany
Fun on Friday. I don’t know about you but I think half the pleasure of visiting a new country is experiencing those “Ooh!!”, “What ???” (as in what on earth/the …
Tuesday Teaser. What are they really saying?
Check out today’s teatime titbit: Tuesday Teaser. What are they really saying? Match up the phrases with their meaning “I get the picture.” A. congratulate …