Archive for December, 2011
Holiday Greetings Posted by Gabriele on Dec 20, 2011
Holiday greetings are type of greetings that are often spoken with good intention to strangers (people passing by on the street, in stores when you are shopping, etc.), family and friends. This time of year you will hear holiday greetings quite often. This is a way to wish others well and share your own enthusiasm…
Christmas Cookies Posted by Gabriele on Dec 18, 2011
What would a holiday be without food? In the United States, it wouldn’t be much of a holiday at all, that is for sure. One thing you hear a lot of people talking about during the winter holiday season is all the food they are going to eat. The eating starts off with Thanksgiving and…
Black Friday – The BIGGEST shopping day of the year Posted by Gabriele on Dec 16, 2011
Here in the United States we are officially in the “holiday season.” The winter holiday season extends from November to January and is marked by a number of religious and national holidays. The first major holiday of the season is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day is a national American holiday celebrated every year on the last Thursday…
Hi, hiya, howdy, hey and hello! Posted by Gabriele on Dec 14, 2011
Hello and welcome! My name is Erin Gabrielson and I am the writer for this new blog on English language and culture for Transparent Language. My “handle” or blog name is gabriele, which is a combination of part of my last name (gabriel) and the first letter of my first name (e). I am so…
Welcome Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 9, 2011
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