This weblog of an English teacher at a Franconian "Gymnasium" type secondary school is meant to provide students with additional, class-related material they might be interested in - plus the odd personal comment on the world at large ;)
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Das Kapital
Sorry, I don't seem to be able to resist playing with words. Anyway, here's the link I promised to my "W(ee)Seminar" about capitalization in titles/headlines:
Well, Lookee What We Have Here! Thanks, Tina. Best one I've seen so far.
Well, Lookee What We Have Here! Thanks, Tina. Best one I've seen so far.
Sunday, March 06, 2011
Beware Double Meanings
My favorite example from France: At least they did try to clarify by adding "films or photos", but it still sounds hilarious ;) (Hint: Here again, punctuation can make all the difference - putting "films or photos" in parentheses instead of making the whole thing an enumeration of three forbidden things would have helped a great deal.)
P.S. I'm not even starting on "the enclosure of the castle" and the proper context & meaning of the word "comprehension". I am, after all, not a native speaker myself and don't really have the right to criticize my fellow non-natives :)
P.S. I'm not even starting on "the enclosure of the castle" and the proper context & meaning of the word "comprehension". I am, after all, not a native speaker myself and don't really have the right to criticize my fellow non-natives :)
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