I will, I will, I promise I will
- Tuesday, 19 January 2016
My priorities seem to ebb and flow. Something that seemed really important two weeks ago is now at the bottom of my to-do list. There’s something far more important at the top now. Why? Because of “I will”, which I utter far too often! I hear a request, someone moans and what happens? I cry, […]
The Taste of Money
- Tuesday, 12 January 2016
When life seems a bit tough, head for the larder! In Chinese Feng Shui, eating the right foods does not simply make us healthier, it can change our mood and even reverse our fortune. A whole fish is said to bring riches and abundance. But be careful not to turn it over as all the […]
A Word A Day!
- Tuesday, 05 January 2016
We need to constantly replenish our supply of new words in order to have enough of them to express ourselves well. One new word a day is something all language learners should try to achieve.
New Year
- Monday, 04 January 2016
New Year New Year’s Eve is not for sissies in Gascony. Its very name conjures up images of French farmers sitting down to a delicious meal, and New Year’s Eve means the most special – and spectacular – dinner of the year. The Gascons and the Chinese share a passion for every part of a […]
Colour Your World!
- Tuesday, 29 December 2015
Seven colours make up a rainbow: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet. English has an idiom for nearly all these colours.
New Words and New Meanings
- Tuesday, 22 December 2015
Words are made up all the time by different groups of people, but only if they are used widely over a period of time will dictionary makers put them in their reference works.
Metaphorically Speaking
- Tuesday, 15 December 2015
Inventing metaphors stretches the imagination! Take a list of objects and try to relate them to something completely different.
Making Words Mean Different Things
- Tuesday, 08 December 2015
Languages change with circumstances, often unexpectedly, and we adapt to and integrate these changes into our speech and writing.
Affect or Effect?
- Tuesday, 01 December 2015
Affect and effect are two words that are easily mixed up – even native speakers of English get them confused!