Rules from school you need to unlearn fast
Ahhh, your grade school English teacher. An image that probably evokes either fond memories or nightmares. A voice that might still ring in your ears every day at work. No matter what kind of teacher you had, you probably have the same set of rules drilled into your head as the rest of us.
The hyphen, the marketing professional’s little helper
The appropriate use of hyphens is one of those hard-to-explain conventions of written English, because there seem to be as many exceptions as there are rules.
5 English words Danes use wrongly
When it comes to speaking English, the Danes have it easy. Not as easy as the Brits or Kiwis, admittedly, but easier than most other nationalities. English and Danish share common roots and have influenced each other greatly.
Hello and goodbye
English being English, nothing is simple – not even saying hello. So, when you’re writing an email or letter, how do you know when to use hello instead of Dear Mr?
Mistakes Danes make in English (part II)
We see Danes make the same mistakes in English time and time again. Are you guilty of any of these?
Mistakes Danes make in English (Part I)
We see Danes make the same mistakes in English time and time again. Are you guilty of any of these?
When many equals one
Let's be honest, very often English isn't logical. It's littered with expressions that are easy to understand if English is your first language, but make no sense when taken literally. A storm in a teacup has nothing to do with the weather or crockery, but it's a commonly used expression.
The apostrophe catastrophe
You can't swing a cat these days without hitting a sign that uses the arduous apostrophe incorrectly. Even book titles and newspaper headlines have been caught in the act. But despite its widespread misuse, the rules aren't as complicated as they seem:
There's versus there are
Millions of competent English speakers - from BBC newsreaders and top American politicians, to university lecturers and teachers - make this common grammatical mistake, particularly when speaking. They say there's instead of there are (or there're).
I or me?
Especially when speaking, people (even native English speakers) get the words 'I' and 'me' mixed up. Here, we guide you through some of the most common pitfalls and give you one (yes, only one!) simple rule that never fails.
The elusive comma
Where should the comma go? Boring topic - essential to clear writing! The comma is a valuable tool in a sentence because it helps the reader pause in the right places. But figuring out how to use commas correctly in English isn't always easy, especially if your native language (such as Danish) follo...
Dating made easy
They say there’s more than one way to skin a cat. There are certainly a lot of ways to write a date. The Brits do it one way, the Americans another.
