That blasted ‘by’
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit: That blasted ‘by’ – back to basics. The word ‘bei’ in German is well-used but often difficult to put into English because the English cousin …
Getting to grips with ‘get‘ 2.
Getting to grips with ‘get‘ 2. If you were to take the time to read and digest (etw (geistig) verarbeiten)) the ‘to get’ definition on the Oxford Advanced English Dictionary …
GYG Day 4. Don’t always speak like a native.
I always preach, listen and copy! Most of the time this advice is the easiest way to learn to speak a language and it’s the way we learn to speak …
It’s all Greek to me.
(In)transitive verbs, homophones, stative verbs & the subjunctive mood Are these terms all Greek to you? Understandable! However, with words like ‘verbs’ being there, you are correct in thinking they …
5 question phrases to sound more polite.
In mails or on the phone, I’m sure you will have read/heard natives use the following when asking about something/for information. Often they don’t want to come across ‘too direct’ …