Monthly Archives: September 2010

Motorway signposts in Europe

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

Men at work! Here are just a few thoughts about the way we use language in motorway signs: Whilst travelling across Europe by car, this summer, I noticed an interesting cultural variation in the way different states justify the fact … Continue reading →

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More on the Baking Cakes video

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

If you read the last blog abt baking cakes and saw the video the grammar purists among us may well have thrown their hands up in horror at the “conditionals”. I also reacted badly when I first started noticing this … Continue reading →

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The power of baking cakes

Posted on September 18, 2010 by

It’s raining quite hard in Verona this morning so rather than going out and busily “achieving not very much” I decided it was the perfect time to sit down and reflect, or at least to write what I was thinking … Continue reading →

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Bye Summer

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

I haven’t written much recently because… well, it was the summer, which is generally a time for doing jobs, recovering from the academic year, travelling etc. etc. But I’m back now and beginning to psych myself up for a new … Continue reading →

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