This post is all (or mostly) about eating grapes, and before I tell you why I'm thinking about that, I'd like you to think about how you would normally eat grapes. Done? Hold this thought, it will become important later. Now, some background for this topic: over at the Nerd's Eye View blog at the …
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Same sky: Roman the Roman, or is he Bratislavan?
Remember my write-up on St Martin's Cathedral for the Nerd's Eye View micro travel writers' workshop? The very kind Angela Nickerson has now posted some helpful feedback on everyone's pieces and it was a useful exercise for all involved I think - thanks Angela and Pam!Angela pointed out something …
Same sky: Telling porky pies
Another quick entry for my list of "how amazing" intercultural translations ... in the Business English class I'm teaching, I suggested telling white lies as a possible strategy to use when negotiating. (Of course, that's the textbook's idea, not mine). I asked the class if anybody knew what a …