Monthly Archives: November 2011

Cohesion is the glue of every paragraph we write. It includes the use of different cohesive devices, like linking words or other references (pronouns, determiners, synonyms…). They all link ideas and make it easier to follow a text. Linking word… Continue reading →

Paragraphs are the fundamental units of texts, whether you are writing an article, an essay or a letter. I don???t think anybody studying English will be able to avoid them, so we might as well try to grasp the concept of writing paragraphs as soon … Continue reading →

When I first tried to read an English recipe, I was unable to understand it. However, this was not due to my lack of knowledge in English, but in maths! All those lb’s, oz’s and pt’s! In my opinion, English measuring units are extremely confusing,… Continue reading →

Try it out! Just go to allrecipes.com or foodnetwork.com and browse around; there is an abundance of recipes available. Those recipes are not only good, but they also help you improve your English just by reading the directions. I tried out some b… Continue reading →

On yesterday???s occasion of Thanksgiving Day, I asked a few people what they knew about it. Some shook their heads at complete loss and inquired skeptically, ???What???s that?,??? and added (in a very accusing tone), ???Since you???re studying English, you a… Continue reading →

A chapter about English words borrowed from other languages, saying that English is a very hospitable language concerning foreign words (as opposed to German with its Denglishphobia – or should I say Germishphobia?), made me curious about German l… Continue reading →

A little addition to the post about punctuation. As I came to the conclusion that we cannot abolish it, I might as well try to get it as correct as possible. This is not always easy since the English punctuation differs quite a bit from the German… Continue reading →

(.-,!;_:{}?[/???]…”‘)(.-,!;_:{}?[/???]…”‘)(.-,!;_:{}?[/???]…”‘)(.-,!;_:{}?[/???]…”‘)(.-,!;_:{}?[/???]…”‘) No matter how much we hate it, curse it, loathe it, we can???t deny that it is absolutely essential for a language: punctuation. Don???t agr… Continue reading →

I think we all agree that English is a pretty cool language. However, there are some words which are even cooler than others. I put together a list of some cool/funny/cute/weird/??? words I have come across recently. See if you can match the express… Continue reading →

How would you like to stay in a hotel with ???suggestive views from every window???? Or take a walk in a park where ???little grass is smiling slightly??? so you should ???please walk on the pavement???? Would you fancy shopping at a butcher???s who ???slaughters… Continue reading →