I flipped over the postcard. ‘Dear Mum’, I wrote. And as my pen traced those two words my mind spiralled back to the seventies. Aged seven, I was at boarding school writing to my expat parents. ‘Dear Mum and Dad, I hope you are well, I am fine.’ Every » Read More
In every country there are slang terms for money. In this post we share the official and unofficial ways Brits refer to money. The British population most definitely has an island mentality and this was never more apparent than when the euro was introduced on January 1st 1999. We » Read More
Psst. Can’t be bothered to read? Why not listen to our recorded blog post instead? Job interviews are nerve-wracking even when they are conducted in your first language but interviews in English can be particularly daunting. There is always the worry that your mind will go blank at the vital » Read More
Adverbs. I’m sure you’re familiar with them from grammar lessons. After learning how to spot nouns, verbs and adjectives, adverbs are normally next on the list: those words, commonly ending in –ly that modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. But have you ever thought about how adverbs can be » Read More
Sheryl Sandberg gave this TED talk in December 2010 and ultimately a book grew out of this speech. Her book, published in 2013, is entitled: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. So what does ‘lean in’ mean? With these two words Sheryl Sandberg coined a new » Read More