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 …
11 ish interesting facts about Mondays.
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit: 11 ish interesting facts about Mondays. Mondays have got a bad reputation, haven’t they? The website Oddee.com mostly confirmed this with depressing stats like: Most people do …
Language of love, couples & marriage.
Language of love, couples & marriage. With Prince Harry and Meghan taking the plunge (es wagen) and get married on Saturday, I thought this would be an ideal time for …
Lurking
Wonderful Wednesday Words: Lurking We all do it to some extent (bis zu einem gewissen Grad) on social media, I do too. It’s called ‘lurking‘ (sich versteckt halten) in the …
The more the merrier
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit: The more the merrier – how to invite in English. Generally speaking natives wouldn’t actually use the word “invite” in a conversational situation, instead we …