GYG Day 53. Got vs gotten
It’s a British English (got) vs American English (gotten) thing in that other, end of the post, thank you. What, still there?!?! OK, OK, let’s look at a few examples …
11 promises you make to clients.
At the end of a telephone call you often make some kind of promise to the other and German speakers often say something like: “I call you back first thing …
10 trend words you may not have come across before.
1. The share prices plummeted to an all time low. to plummet = to plunge = (stürzen) 2. Unemployment has soared to 20%. to soar = to rocket = (sprunghaft …
GYG 23. Past present (PP) for news(paper) readers.
Have you ever read news articles and wondered why they often start with the past present aka present perfect form? Check this out. “Two 15 year olds have been arrested …
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) …