Category: Teaching
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What is the plural of ‘you’ ?
As anyone who is learning English will know, you will have come across the fact that English seems to be missing a way to address more than one person directly. But does it really? Is there a plural of ‘you’? Is ‘you’ plural? History Old English – a plethora To answer this question, we need…
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English As She Is Spoke
(This post was inspired by a from Curiosity on English As She Is Spoke. This post is not sponsored by anyone, although it may read that way. Who knows, maybe that will change in the future! *hint, hint*) Hello everyone! So I have been doing a lot of posting on travelling (and some on language…
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MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) – Speaking German
Statement: German pronunciation is hard! I have been writing a lot in previous posts about my trip last summer through Spain, France and Switzerland. Now that I have posted about the last stop, I want to get back to German teaching with this post; let’s focus on pronunciation. For those who come from even somewhat…
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Sant Jordi/Saint George’s Day Comparison
As many people who were in a country that has St George as a patron saint will know, yesterday (23 April) was St George’s Day. What fewer people know is that St. George is also considered the patron saint of Catalonia, a region in Spain. As some of you may know, I am not teaching…
