If you haven’t heard of it, ChatGPT is a chatbot which will ‘chat’ to you, look for information and produce very well written texts on…

I have been reading the same online newspaper for many years, but recently I have been looking more and more at the Google News feed…

The word ‘routine‘ has something of a negative connotation. People associate it with boredom and lack of spontaneity. However, as I have returned to my…

Well, here we are, in 2023. Happy new year to you all! The first weeks of the new year are a time for optimism. They…

There are many things that we associate with Christmas: food, decorations, stories, gifts, sending cards, maybe even the lottery! But for me the most evocative…

Well, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now in the past and, as I didn’t buy anything, I have the distinct feeling I should be…

What do you notice about the language used in this short text? I opened the car door, got inside and put on my seat belt.…

A few weeks ago I posted about British peculiarities. Well, speaking of peculiar, the fifth of November is celebrated in the UK as the day…

I recently went on a ‘city break’ to Rome and while I had a fantastic time it struck me how the word ‘break’ is probably…

For my birthday last week my wife and daughter treated me to a surprise. And I really was surprised because it was an English-style afternoon…