07
dec
When referring to Christmas, Easter and New Year, English speakers use ‘at’and not ‘with’. We look forward to seeing you at Christmas (not with Christmas). Be careful, however, of the difference between the following: See you at New Year & See you on New Year’s eve Laura
15
jan
Feeling blue means feeling sad. In reality, the phrase feeling blue was coined from a custom among many old deepwater sailing ships. If the ship lost the captain or any of the officers during its voyage, she would fly blue flags and have a blue band painted along her entire hull when returning to home port. This blog […]