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I’ve just had a lovely brunch with a friend. Now “brunch” is a portmanteau, which is a French word for a suitcase. You may wonder what brunch has to do with suitcase. Of course...

I know my newsletter is a bit late but I’ve just been on holiday in Normandy and enjoying warm (not too hot) weather, the sea, mussels, French coffee and wine, the amazing sunsets and...

Yes, you’ve guessed it, this week we’re going to talk about the weather … Yes, the British love talking about the weather, in fact recent statistics show that more than nine out of ten...

I had to isolate last week as, you’ve guessed it, COVID-19 finally got me with mild symptoms. I fell ill and tested positive on a bad day – the 3rd anniversary of my husband’s...

Well wasn’t that a red hot weekend! Definitely not my weather and very happy that my little office is tucked away in my nice cool basement. You may have noticed I used red hot...

I expect you guessed this would be the topic of my blog this week and I apologise to those not interested! I loved every minute of it and felt so proud to be British...

I was in the UK last week visiting my 95-year-old Dad who is still going strong, and living his motto “keep moving”. He does all his own housework and cooking and starts the day...

My students often say they don’t know enough vocabulary and have trouble learning it. Well I often say “use it or lose it”, we only really remember words we need and use frequently. But...

It’s amazing how they vary – from OOO, with possibly a date of return, to quite a long text of where you are and who to contact for different matters. However you decide to...

This week, I’d like to talk about how easily misunderstandings occur when trying to arrange times in English. I can only recommend confirming every appointment with the date and time or you might end...