Tuesday 19 November 2013

BBC News - 'Alarming shortage' of foreign language skills in UK

BBC News - 'Alarming shortage' of foreign language skills in UK

"Earlier this year the British Council challenged everyone in the UK to learn at least 1,000 words of a new language. "  Learning words in a new foreign language is a start - but you need basic grammar to communicate. 

Thursday 29 August 2013

Wednesday 21 August 2013

Friday 31 May 2013

ekathimerini.com | On third countries, agents, and transpositions: A beginner’s guide to EU English

ekathimerini.com | On third countries, agents, and transpositions: A beginner’s guide to EU English

For a more detailed list of misused English terms in EU publications see the full document: http://ec.europa.eu/translation/english/guidelines/documents/misused_english_terminology_eu_publications_en.pdf

Tuesday 22 January 2013

Polystyrene packing peanuts

I heard this term on the radio today.  We all know what these are, but I had not come across the term before.