And the wall come a’tumblin down
I’ll never forget the day the Wall came down. I was living in a big group house, actually a collection of six or seven group flats in a sprawling house on the edge of a small town on the German border. Our major arguments were about: The new organic hens in the garden that meant […]
Grammar guru: at/in the age of 42
Last week’s question caused me some worry. Up to the last day visitors to this website were split down the middle: Why did you change jobs? (52%, 11 Votes) = correct Why did you change the job? (48%, 10 Votes) = incorrect I asked my British colleagues, and they agree with me. More comments. This […]
Question: Do you believe in learning styles?
http://annehodgson.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/learning.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn my profession there’s a hot debate going on about “learning styles”. You know, finding out whether you are a visual learner and need to see things to understand them, or an auditory learner who prefers to hear things, or whether you are a kinethetic learner and have to […]
Neil Gaiman: Instructions
Thank you, Chris, for posting this lovely video of Neil Gaiman reading his poem “Instructions”, © 2000 (from: A Wolf at the Door). It’s about what to do if you find yourself inside a fairytale. Good instructions for real life, really, as Jan pointed out today. Read the complete text here. Gaiman’s website is here. […]
Grammar guru: change jobs/ change the job?
Thanks to Markus’ very kind recommendation on Der Englisch Blog, last week’s Grammar guru question went off like a rocket: What’s the best alternative to “You don’t really need to register for the event”? “You don’t necessarily have to register for the event.” (86%, 36 Votes) “You mustn’t register for the event.” (14%, 6 Votes) […]
Seven Nation Army
One classic rock song and football stadium favorite (Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes 2003) in four completely different interpretations: White Stripes, Kate Nash, Vivienne Long, The BossHoss. Where does the title come from? According to Wikipedia, Jack White misheard the phrase “Salvation Army” as “Seven Nation Army”. That’s called a mondegreen, after an […]
Question: What do you need to create flow?
http://annehodgson.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/flow.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFlow is the state when all systems are go and you just do and forget about time. It’s when you feel completely involved and concentrated on whatever you are doing. Even if the task involves a strong challenge, you feel that you are able to meet it. You’re in […]
