by Christine Burgmer | Jun 17, 2022 | Grammar, Wording
We don’t say, “We see us next week” or “We see us later”. We say, “See you later” or “See you next week”. Or even, “We’ll see each other next week”.
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 17, 2022 | Grammar, Wording
Do you remember those / these wonderful nights in Paris? Generally speaking, we use this/these to refer to people and things, situations and experiences that are close to the speaker or very close in time. We use that/those to refer to people and...
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 17, 2022 | Grammar, Wording
It’s grammatically correct to say “between you and me” and incorrect to say “between you and I”, in standard English!
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 17, 2022 | Grammar, Wording
wenn = when und if ‘wenn’ im zeitlichen Sinne (‘sobald’, ‘immer, wenn’ / ‘jedes Mal, wenn’ = ‘when’ When (if) she’s sixty-four, she’ll retire. ‘wenn’ im Sinne von ‘falls’ =...
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 17, 2022 | Grammar, Wording
Meist hängen wir -ly an ein Adjektiv, um ein Adverb zu bilden. (Adverbien beziehen sich auf ein Verb.) He is careful. He drives carefully. Einige wenige Adverbien haben die gleiche Form wie das Adjektiv, z.B. ‘hard’: He worked hard. = Er hat hart...
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 17, 2022 | Grammar, Wording
An email or letter normally starts with a salutation or greeting: Dear Mary, Thank you …. The first word of the new sentence after the comma always begins with a capital letter!
