Christmas in Languages and Cultures


  I have lived in Spain for a number of years now, almost five, and in that time I think it has snowed once or maybe twice. It is amazing what the weather can do because it really has an effect on what you do. Where I come from, children build snowmen and make snowballs …

“Dots and Dashes”


2. Remember there are other types of punctuation other than commas and full stops. Semi-colons (;) help us separate ideas too. They separate ideas that grammatically can be independent but are closely connected (Kevin wanted to go out; Julie didn’t really feel like it). Semi-colons are very commonly used in English – as are hyphens …

Cycle of Seminars


Writing Styles Seminar. Polish your written English in this Seminar which will show you how to write compositions, letters and much more… Stages 3 to 8 Tuesday, 4th: 16,00-17,30 h. h.  Wednesday, 5th: 12,30-14,00 h. Thursday, 6th: 11,00-12,30 h. h.  h. 

“The importance of being corrected”


Yet is our understanding of her intent seriously handicapped by her incorrect use of the verb ‘to be’? Most people would still grasp the intention – to enquire as to our whereabouts on the previous day. This is not to say she should not sometimes be gently corrected, but to criticise her would be an …