Halloween explained by Thoughty2
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit. Halloween explained by Thoughty2 If you haven’t watched a Thoughty2 vid on YouTube yet, then today is the day to change all that with this …
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 …
The language of the pay slip
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit: The language of the pay slip I clearly remember the first time I received a German pay slip from work. Wow, numbers, lines, words and …
Mail Mastery. ‘helfen’.
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit: Mail Mastery. ‘helfen’. Writing mails in English brings a whole bunch of difficulties with it, register (formal/informal), grammar, intercultural aspects. In my Mini Mail dictionary, …
Did he go or was he pushed?
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit: Did he go or was he pushed? The language of quitting. Boris Johnson resigned (zurücktreten) yesterday as Foreign Secretary, as did the chief Brexit negotiator …