Monthly Archives: October 2012
EFL/ESL in Brazil: who’s to blame?
As many of you should’ve already heard, last week the EF – Education First – published its global survey of English-language skills and, since then, many people have come to me sorely disappointed or in furious disbelief – after all, is … Continue reading
The World’s Worst Typos, in pictures
Remember that some months ago we were chattering about written communication and how one’s writing skills (or the lack of them) can easily put their credibility at stake, especially on the Web? Well, The Guardian has recently written about a … Continue reading
Is that what you mean? Dump X Damp
This topic was nicely suggested by Renato, my top commenter, in the comments of the post that I published on September 14th – thanks, Renato! No matter how involved in Aviation you are, today we’re gonna talk about dump and damp, … Continue reading
Scotland’s bits 8
Tonight I’m once again posting some Scottish trivia that I collected when I was in Edinburgh last May and absolutely fell in love with the city and the way they speak English, mostly because of how snappy and well-managed their … Continue reading
English as a Foreign Language 