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 ‘by’ is often a false…
Confusing words
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 http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com website, you would probably…
Monday Means Managing Meanings 1.
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit: Monday Means Managing Meanings 1. When looking up the word ‘manage‘ just recently, I was astounded (erstaunt) to see all the different uses listed – 7 to be precise. Not…
Abbreviating Britain
Check out today’s Teatime Titbits: Abbreviating Britain. Following my post yesterday about new English words I came across during my recent stay in the UK, I thought a look into British abbreviations, would also good…
‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit: Tuesday Tiny Titbit: ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’ Somehow this spelling tip has always stayed with me from school and is a titbit (there’s that word again) that I’m…