Januar 6, 2021 Defining these words |For more than 30 years, New York magazine has run a contest in which contestants take a well-known foreign language expression, change a single…
Januar 6, 2021 English is very strange |Did you know that „verb“ is a noun? How can you look up words in a dictionary if you can’t spell them? If a…
Januar 6, 2021 Why English is tough |Twenty-one reasons why English is hard to learn.1. The bandage was wound around the wound.2. The farm was used to produce produce.3. The dump…
Januar 6, 2021 Measuring on the job |There were three Aggies; one crane operator, one pole climber, one guide. The guide tied the crane to the end of a pole. The…
Januar 6, 2021 A cultural comparison |Aussies: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies (Brits) when abroad. Canadians: Are rather indignant about being mistaken for Americans when abroad.Americans: Encourage being mistaken for…
Januar 6, 2021 Jump out of the plane |An Englishman, Frenchman, Mexican, and Texan were flying across country on a small plane when the pilot comes on the loud speaker and says…
Januar 6, 2021 English is really crazy |There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins were not invented in England or…
Januar 6, 2021 Marketing translations |Cracking an international market is a goal of most growing corporations. It shouldn’t be that hard, yet even the big multi-nationals run into trouble…
Januar 6, 2021 Microsoft versus GM |Microsoft vs. GMAt a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, „If GM had…
Januar 6, 2021 AOL addiction poem |My computer broke down. It crashed and burned! And for my AOL, I really yearned! I tried to stay busy…And keep it off my…