Oh dear me, the British language had me stumbling for words when I was young. But by the time I finished school, I have learned a few English words. Not too many though; the most notable were the three words ‘graffiti’, ‘hypocrite’ and ‘narcissist’....
One of the main reasons why I started blogging, was to improve my English. Reading English is not enough. Sadly, my English did not improve in any significant way since starting to blog because nobody ever corrects my mistakes. Ok, I know...
And what? Well, that was the question. Did you know that until 200 years ago the English alphabet had 27 letters? Ok, if you did not know it, you have you probably guessed it by now. Yes, the ampersand (‘&’) was the 27th letter of the alphabet. Only...
I have read some hilarious write-ups about the various uses of this poor abused word. When you walk in the street or watch a movie, you hear it in almost every second sentence, but it is seldom used for its real purpose. When you disregard t...
I’m starting to believe that I do not have a proper grasp of the English language. Some people simply cannot or will not understand what I try to say. This happens in real life as well. If I said: ‘All the people who arrived with the fir...
Nicknames are special. Not everybody gets one. It is not something you can buy or order. It is awarded to you like a medal or a dunce cap and the more you try to get rid of it, the longer it will linger. When you get a nickname, you have no choice. Y...
To the non-native English speaker, learning English can be a nightmare. Especially when you don’t have a good tutor on standby. Not that my own language is unblemished. We have exceptions to every rule and even rules to those exceptions with their ow...
Every Tom, Díck and Harry claims to be a computer expert. Meaning everybody think they know a lot about computers. But who was Tom, Díck and Harry; or was it just 3 random names that somebody once grabbed out the air and it stuck? We ha...
Ok, let’s separate the men from the boys; and the women from the girls! I can read these like clear text and English is only a second language to me. So if English is third or worst, I’ll excuse you! This is good example of a Brain Study. If you...
Sometimes I wonder if God really intended the lasting confusion on that fateful day when He created languages. Even when you think that you have mastered a language you often hear a phrase you don’t understand, even if you know all the words in t...
During the South African Boer War, in the year 1900, an English major moved his battalion through the Free State Republic when he noticed a wounded Boer soldier entrenched on a very steep hill. He surrounded the hill and discovered that it could only...
Hmm, that story about the Boer war reminded me of another exploit… Rumour has it that a few years ago Germany sent their national football (soccer) team to South Africa on a secret and unofficial tour as a warm-up exercise. All very hus...
What has happened to the art of being able to spell correctly, including using proper punctuation and capitalization? Having been a secretary for 30 years and owning my own home-based business doing medical transcription, I do quite a bi...
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