Let’s talk about DeepL
People often tell me about the wonders of DeepL, a tool which translates their mails into English in a matter of seconds. Knowing how much time it can take to write an English email, I certainly understand the appeal. And machine translation has come a long way since the days when the output was […]
Hamsters, bumblebees and ponies
These difficult times have brought the German expression Hamsterkauf to the attention of Brits. Whether hamster buying makes them think of the little animals going shopping or people stocking up on the pets, I’m not sure. Either way people are delighted by it. Not quite the same maybe, but certainly related are the very funny […]
How’s your English coming along?
When you’re working on improving your English, assessing your progress from time to time is important to help you stay motivated and on track. But how exactly do you go about it? There are plenty of tests online (and they can be fun), but the results don’t reveal much about how well you can actually say […]
