There’s a common problem in English and I think it’s contagious because I see it everywhere – even when I’m back in the States! It’s using the noun form of a phrasal verb correctly. SAY WHAT, BUFFI? WHAT THE HELL IS A PHRASAL VERB AND WHAT IS THE NOUN FORM? Let me explain. A phrasal […]
First off, if you missed the BIG NEWS about my first e-book, WORK IT!, you can find out all about it here. Only 9.95E for 80+ pages of exercises, helpful phrases, and more! A great way to keep you ACTIVE in English! Use it or lose it, honey! And now. Let’s get to a problem […]
Darlings! My first e-book – WORK IT! – is here, and it will help you activate your E-nglish! This is very e-xciting! It’s an 80-page ride through the biggest problem areas in grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, plus a special focus on Business English, confusing words, enhancing your vocabulary, and writing skills! Lots of quick exercises (with […]
How are you? I hope this finds you well. Let this be the first day of a great week – Mondays rock! First off, thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes from last week. I have to say, my first week of being 49 has been awesome! And you overwhelmed me with your responses […]
Hello, darling! How was your summer? I hope it was as good as mine. I ate my way, Pacman style, through Italy (my blood type is now Chianti), came back and went to the Lowlands festival with my family (and I had a very emotional moment when I realized that I stood there one year before […]
I’ve been working 7 days a week (ok, not yesterday, I had a ‘funny feeling’ all day which my husband called a ‘hangover’) on a new global English program for millions of students (gasp! literally) and it’s an honor to say you’ll find out more about it in October! I have a team of 10 […]
Happy Monday, darling! I just wanted to take 2 minutes of your life and make it better. Make it better, English-wise. Because I kind of live for that! Here is my Top 10 list of Confusing Words In English. Let me help you to not mix them up anymore. Your life will be so much […]
Last week I was honored to give a Masterclass about my career called ‘How To Break The Rules’ at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. I was talking to new graduates, who were about to take over the music industry (and the rest of the world) in a few short weeks. They had tons of questions and […]
Happy Monday! Well, it happened again. And again. WHY is this happening all the time? Because people don’t know the rules until they break them. And then – it’s too late! I heard a client say she got an unusual reaction from one of her British counterparts recently. They were in a meeting and when […]
Oh, I don’t know where to start. This week and the last have been an absolute blur. This is what I remember… I guess it had something to do with…COVFEFE…? Last week, all was well. I was working in Berlin, hanging with my friends, eating fabulous avocado toast at Cafe Oliv while wearing my new favorite […]
