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Joe the plumber
“Joe the plumber” was the hero of this debate. McCain said, “A couple days ago Senator Obama was out in Ohio and he had an encounter with a guy who’s a plumber, his name is Joe Wurzelbacher. Joe wants to buy the business that he has been in for all of these years, worked 10, […]
Neil Young/Cassandra Wilson: Harvest Moon
The “Harvest Moon” was believed by the Norsemen to be the most powerful of the full moons, granting Loki’s blessing for a bountiful harvest. The Harvest Moon is the one closest to the equinox that marks the beginning of fall. Our current beautiful full moon is actually not the “Harvest Moon”, which was last month; […]
John Cleese on Sarah Palin
Kate Nash: Foundations
Kate Nash sounds Cockney, though she certainly doesn’t have a working-class background. Cockney is merging into the popular Southeastern dialect now known as Estuary English. So the way she sounds is very hip. ( See audio-article on British English in German at Wikipedia.) This songwriter doesn’t mince words: “What are you being a dickhead for?” she spits out. […]
@bedtime
Norman Silver: in the old old days (from Age, Sex, Location, Colchester: tXt cafe, 2006) in the old old days b4 there were mobile fones how cud a boy eva meet a person of the oppsite gender & even if they cud get acquainted wivout a mobile fone how cud they ch@ each uvver up […]
Up to Speed
Carole Eilertson & Louise Kennedy have just published their lovely EFL coursebook Up to Speed (Cornelsen) for business professionals who want to fine-tune their upper-intermediate English skills. Geared to one-to-one learners (and small groups), their book focusses on day-to-day operations, teamwork, meetings, presentations, networking and project management. What I like about their approach is a […]
