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Die Grünen hybrider Kongress 2021

Hybrid courses

In the summer of 2021, I had the pleasure of attending a hybrid congress in Berlin: Die Grünen were kicking off their election campaign. The

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Die Grünen Kongress 2021

Hybride Kurse

Im Sommer 2021 hatte ich das Vergnügen, an einem Hybridkongress in Berlin teilzunehmen: Die Grünen starteten ihren Wahlkampf. Der Höhepunkt für mich an diesem Tag

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Relaunching

Alles neu hier!

Der Sommer geht zu Ende, wir sind zurück von den langen Tagen in der Sonne und auf dem Wasser, und es geht zurück in den

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Relaunching

Relaunch

It’s the end of summer, we’re back home from long days in the sun and on the water, and it’s back to classes and many

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Vortrag bei BESIG 2021 für Cornelsen

Wie geht ein hybrider Kurs mit Cornelsen’s Basis for Business?Zusammenfassung Dieser 30-minütige Vortrag sollte Trainer:innen für Business Englisch einen Überblick über die Erfahrungen mit den

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I’ve known Theo _______ 5 years.  Is it for or since? Easy:

for-since

  • I’ve known him for a long time, it seems.
  • I’ve known him since he showed me his collection of old records and we discovered that we share a hobby.
  • Incorrect: I know him for a long time -> I’ve known him for a long time.

Compare my chart for “until/ by”. I developed these charts a few years ago and get a lot of mileage out of them.

Comments

7 Responses

  1. Hi Anne,
    Hasn’t it unfurled itself now in all its majestic beauty??
    Summer, I mean, of course!
    Yes, I agree with Neal, great chart which I’ll be ‘borrowing’ – one of my groups last week was completely addled and frustrated re the great P.P. – and I’m looking forward to the others – by vs. until – for sure.

  2. Great going, 96 responses, 86 of whom correctly chose “for 5 years” – with 10 people opting for “since”.

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