Archive for July, 2009
Culture Shock When Moving to Sweden? Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 9, 2009
Lately it seems that almost all of my on-line friends are planning a move to Sweden. One friend found a Swedish boyfriend, and boom, she’s moving. Another one got a job with a Swedish company. And yet another one is being transferred by his current company to Sweden. And oh yeah, one is going as…
How to Read Apartment Rental Ads Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 7, 2009
I haven’t forgotten about the book contest! Don’t worry. I am just waiting for the weekend – I think it will be more festive to announce the winner then. In the meantime, I want to talk about something that seemed very puzzling to one of my friends. And because it also happens to be a…
It’s a sin! Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 4, 2009
Well, not really a sin, but simply “sin”. It’s one of those fun “false friends”- words that look the same in both English and Swedish, but have different meanings. And we could pretty much leave it at that, but unfortunately, this Swedish “sin” can be a bit problematic for English speakers. You see, it’s a…