von Thom | Montag, September 28, 2020 | Get informed
To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell 01 Had we but world enough and time,02 This coyness, lady, were no crime.03 We would sit down, and think which way04 To walk, and pass our long love’s day.05 Thou by the Indian Ganges’ side06 Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide07...
von Thom | Montag, September 21, 2020 | Get informed
Lost by David Wagoner Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside youAre not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,Must ask permission to know it and be known.The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,I have made this...
von Thom | Dienstag, September 15, 2020 | Learn Grammar
A few years ago, a tweet addressing word order went viral. It is rare to see Grammar resonate with so many people, so let us have a look at what was going on: Things native English speakers know, but don't know we know: pic.twitter.com/Ex0Ui9oBSL — Matthew...
von Thom | Dienstag, September 15, 2020 | Learn, Learn pronunciation
Another area of pronunciation in which varieties of English can be distinguished is in the phoneme /r/. This is not only true between nations like Great Britain and the U.S., but also within them. Within the United Kingdom the pronunciation of /r/, or rather, how it...
von Thom | Dienstag, September 15, 2020 | Learn, Learn pronunciation
Before you tackle this lesson, take some time to do a bit of research. See what you can find out about varieties of English spoken in North America. This needn’t be a vast amount of in-depth research, just spend about 20-30 minutes learning about what...