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The 2012 Olympic Games Posted by Gabriele on Jul 27, 2012
Tonight I, like many others around the world, will be watching the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. The Olympics are such an amazing feat* of world unity and sportsmanship, it is hard to not get excited just thinking about it! I hope many of you will be able to enjoy these games, rooting for**…
What is a booby trap? Posted by Gabriele on Jul 23, 2012
The phrase ‘booby trap’ has been in the news in the United States a lot lately (click here to view a news report where the phrase booby trap is used in context) so I would like to explain what this phrase means and the origin of these words. First of all this noun phrase is…
In the news: Drought in the United States Posted by Gabriele on Jul 19, 2012
It is summertime in the United States and so hot dry weather is expected and normal, but according to new data the hot dry weather that many Americans are currently experiencing is not normal. In fact, this dry weather is part of the biggest drought in the USA since the 1950’s. So, what is…
Super Bowl Sunday Posted by Gabriele on Feb 5, 2012
Today is Super Bowl Sunday in the United States. Although this is not a national holiday some people treat it like one. Today people all over the United States will gather around their television sets to watch “the big game.” On Friday I wrote a post that briefly reviewed how the game of football is…
An Average Joe Posted by Gabriele on Jan 30, 2012
“Average Joe” is an expression used in English to describe an average, typical, or normal American male. The expression “Average Jane” is sometimes used to describe the hypothetically average or normal American woman. We have other terms used to describe someone as average, normal, and like everybody else as well, for example: “Ordinary Joe”, “Joe…
Heather Tucker – A New English Blogger at Transparent Language Posted by heather on Dec 31, 2011
Hello! A very happy New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day (depending on where you are reading this from) to you! My name is Heather Tucker and I would like to introduce myself as a new blogger for the Transparent Language – English blog. As of today, I will be joining the team to bring you news…
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…