Posted in Funny English, tagged Chinese, Culture, Food, language, restaurants, Switzerland on January 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Guaranteed: generous portions
Posted in People, tagged education, English, expat, language, Switzerland, teaching on February 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Learning English can be a lot of fun.
An English-speaking stranger pops into a Swiss classroom, and she seems a little confused. But soon, Aunt Annie has the children contributing eagerly to the conversation.
Follow the link below to listen in on my classroom visit with Aunt Annie:
To learn more about the Aunt Annie programme, click here: http://www.auntannie.ch/
Posted in Funny English, tagged English, language on December 13, 2010| 1 Comment »
Not sure I want to go in there ...
This isn’t a real example of funny English, but I think you’ll agree it’s worth including. I passed this little place in Basel — near Barfüsserplatz – which is where it gets its nickname.
It was closed so I can’t say whether the name was fitting, but judging from the outside, I’d say it was pretty cute.
Posted in Funny English, tagged chewing gum, English, language, shopping on March 11, 2010| 1 Comment »
Ideal for aggressive gum-chewers
While standing in the check-out line, I couldn’t resist this chewing gum with the insistent name. It was actually pretty good, too.
Posted in Funny English, tagged Animals, English, language, Switzerland on December 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »
a clipping from a Swiss pet shop catalog
I don’t know about you, but this ad kind of took my appetite away.
What’s next, a “Litter Lunch Box”?
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