Vox Pop – Home Edition #1
Idiom of the Week: Baseball Idioms
This week we’ll look into four idioms which share a common origin: baseball. These are most prominently used in American English, although they have spread to other varieties of English mostly through cultural osmosis. The prominence of these idioms in American...
Weekly Poem: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Sir Patrick Stewart, well-known actor on both screen and stage, has started reading #ASonnetADay. We would like to make you aware of this process and encourage you to have a look, have a read, and have a listen. Sonnet 18 is probably Shakespeare’s most famous sonnet....
Culture and Cuisine – Bagel and Lox
With this weekly post we want to introduce you into the culinary range of the English speaking world. Each week we present you an iconic dish and give you information around its origin, preparation and eating habits. This week we are visiting the Big Apple – New...
Weekly Poem: Dulce et Decorum Est
New content for isolated times: a weekly poem to keep our spirits up. Read, listen, and enjoy. Dulce Et Decorum Est- Wilfried Owen (Oct. 1917- Mar. 1918) Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,Till on the...
Idiom of the Week: Silver linings
For something to have a silver lining is a common English idiom to express that a certain negative occurrence can also have a positive side to it. This idiom likely originates from John Milton’s 1634 masque Comus which contained the lines, Was I deceiv’d, or did a...Gefördert vom
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