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13.12.2021
by Grigorios Petsos
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Teaching English in Berlin

Did you know that there are magic words that will gain you access to the inner sanctum of almost any Berlin company? I’m here to share them with you. But shhh, this is our little …

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31.08.2021
by Grigorios Petsos
  • Language

(Gender) Stars in their Eyes

When is an actor not an actor? When she’s an actress, silly! Due to the lack of gendered articles in English, the language has been arguably spared some of the acrimonious dispute currently raging in …

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28.07.2021
by Grigorios Petsos
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10 unusual facts about the German language

‘If he was trying German irregular verbs on the poor beast,’ said Clovis, ‘he deserved all he got.’ – Saki. “Tobermory” The German language has a reputation for being difficult, complicated and harsh sounding. It’s …

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21.01.2020
by Grigorios Petsos
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The Artistic Power of Words

Art has the ability to invoke a wide range of feelings within us. Whether it be in the form of a beautiful landscape painting, a fantastical movie, or a magical sentence in a novel, art …

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30.07.2019
by Grigorios Petsos
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Interpreting False Friends

Long gone are the days when false friends were simply duplicitous peers whose questionable understanding of friendship was detrimental to my long-term mental fitness and well-being. No, it’s much worse than that. As a translator, …

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15.05.2019
by Grigorios Petsos
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10 Ways Copywriting Can Help Your Creative Writing

At first, it might seem as if copywriting couldn’t be more different than creative writing. Short stories and novels are full of unlikely situations and human drama, very often with the possibilities of language pushed …

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27.03.2019
by Grigorios Petsos
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I just read a great movie!

We’ve all seen people glued to their phones. But have you ever seen what they’re looking at? Very often, it’s something with subtitles. Subtitles are a great way to reach a broader audience for movies, …

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20.11.2018
by Grigorios Petsos
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Buzzwords and BiZZness Bloopers

An article from David – localiser, philosopher and Berliner. Of buzzwords and biZZness It’s been a long time since ‘buzzword’ was a buzzword, nowadays we just let it buzz on past our lips like any other word. …

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16.10.2018
by Grigorios Petsos
  • Language

Content vs. Blurb – Optimising website content for SEO purposes

Three of the most common but stubbornly mysterious letters in the marketing world have to be S, E and O. Everyone, and I mean everyone, has an opinion on it. Blogs on SEO improvement are …

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