There are always certain words and phrases that you’re never going to really grasp unless you’ve lived in the country of the target language. Think about it ; how many German students learn about ‘minging’ or ‘chavs’ or even the word ‘wicked’ used as a positive exclamation. They’re the kind of words that you may [...]
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German Wednesday : Hurrah for language
May 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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Name change!
February 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I bet you all thought Insert Title Here was actually the real title eh??
So this blog will be called Can’t Say Strawberry from now on, not that the URL or anything changes as a consequence, but if any of you (three) readers have me bookmarked, then the title needs to be changed!
As for [...]
BEAT THE SEAMS OF IRON
December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I love Google Translate.
A while back, another sewing blogger linked to Manequim’s collection of free patterns – really chic, really cute… one problem? They’re all in Portuguese! So I downloaded the pattern for this beauty :
Now, for good old Google translate. I loved how back in Year 9, kids used to try and fool [...]
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