Today's What-to-Say Wednesday again, and this week is all about expressing your opinion. Here are eight example sentences: - I tend to go for more muted colours - If you ask me, you should go with your gut feeling - In my view, they should do more to publicise the event - I reckon they should [...]
Last week I showed you eight ways of saying that you're sure about something. And this week it's about the opposite: when you're NOT sure. - I'm not entirely sure - I can't say for certain - I couldn't really say for sure - I think it's blue but don't quote me on that - I'd [...]
As some of you may know I have a regular feature on my Facebook page called "What-to-Say Wednesday". Every Wednesday I share a graphic with eight different phrases you can use in a particular situation. The idea is to give you some options so you can vary what you say. And this week it's all about [...]
On Saturday it was International Translation Day, which has now been officially recognised by the UN. Our local Heidelberg/Mannheim branch of the BDÜ (German Translators' and Interpreters' Association) has a history of coming up with fun ideas to raise awareness of our profession, and this year was no exception. To celebrate [...]
Hello and welcome to my new blog. With a slight smile I've named it "Two-Fifty Tops" (meaning not more than 250) as a way of giving myself permission to write shorter posts if I feel like it. Here you'll find English tips, tricks and information similar to what I share on my Facebook page, with the [...]
