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Shoep and John
Stories of animals always warm my heart – one that fastened in my heart his year is the story of Shoep and John. Earlier this year John Unger asked a photographer friend to take a photograph of his...
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Regretsy
If you love Etsy but wonder sometimes how people manage to sell some of the things they do – for example ponchos for chickens and bags made out of yo-yos….then Regretsy.com is for you. Their writers...
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Tips for Buying on Ebay
Ebay is the biggest marketplace in the world – full of just about everything and anything. You can buy goodies big and small from all corners of the world at great prices. Here are some tips: 1. If...
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In praise of….the internet
I love the internet. But when I started loving it in 1990, it felt like us nerds were almost alone….ARPANET was the US military defence network. Instead of information travelling from point to point in...
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Paypal contact information
As anyone who has ever used Gmail, Ebay, Paypal or Hotmail will attest – they are great. Fantastic. Until they do not work or when something goes wrong. Then it is almost impossible to find anyone to...
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Using Google as your virtual English teacher
Google is your friend in many ways when you are learning English (or any other language). I am sure I won’t think of half the reasons it can help you but here are some of them: 1. Google translate – a...
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Tips for buying online
I make 80% of my purchases online. The only thing I don’t buy online is food (though I could). I find online shopping quick, convenient and safe. Often the items is cheaper online than it would be in...
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Two useful online resources
Airbnb (also available as an app) is fantastic for finding cheap accommodation – especially at the last minute. I find myself scrolling just for fun Tineye.com is a reverse picture search. The last...
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Heard it through the grapevine
I have been asked about this phrase several times recently. Apart from being a Creedence Clearwater Revival song, here are two explanations – one from Freedictionary and one from Phrases.org....
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Text speak translator
If you battle with txtspk then this translator may be ideal for you. Even theses can be submitted in textspeak these days. But after the Bible was translated into Klingon, nothing surprises me.
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Urban Dictionary – great for slang
Words and expressions you may not find anywhere else (and are too embarrassed to ask) are usually in the Urban Dictionary. My advice is not to use any of these words unless you are 100% sure the...
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Subscribe to interesting mailing list
The only two mailing lists I subscribe to are A phrase a week - excellent if you like idioms. They will send you an idiom and its explanation each week. Wordsmith - one word and its meaning sent to you...
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Metric vs Imperial measurements
http://www.metric-conversions.org/metric-conversion-table.htm I tried to find a handy chart to display but most of them have calculators inbuilt. This is a nice one.
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Why Google is your friend….
I think at this point everyone knows what Google is. We use Google as a noun, a verb, an adjective and as a synonym for search engine. The name ‘Google’ is a play on the word ‘googol,’ coined by Milton...
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Currency converter
I use currency conversion a lot and this is my favourite site. http://www.xe.com/
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BBC Learning English
The BBC has a great section on its site, devoted to learning English. I would recommend that you bookmark it and visit it regularly for topups to your English.
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Onestop English Monthly News Lessons
I use this resource from time to time OneStopEnglish Monthly News Lessons It is free, photocopiable and they make lessons out of real newspaper articles. There are also answer keys at the back so you...
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My two favourite online dictionary sites
These two are my favourite online dictionaries: http://tyda.se/ http://www.onelook.com/
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The Local
The Local is a resource of which many Swedish speakers may be unaware. It is all the Swedish news translated into English. You can find it here. Whenever I do think about it and visit it I am glad that...
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Two useful resources for teachers
Tutpup.com glosor.eu These two are easy to introduce into the classroom, are customisable and can be used between classmates or between students from all over the world.
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