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Walpurgis/Valborg, Indian Summer/Brittsommar, Yule/Jul

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 27, 2013April 1, 2013

Walpurgis/Valborg was the name of the British nun (Saint Walpurga) who brought the Catholic church to Germany…

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Economic haircuts

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 23, 2013April 1, 2013

This word came up today with the Greek ‘haircut’ package in the media. An economic…

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Happy St George’s Day – 23rd April

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 23, 2013

Saint George (c. 275/281 – 23 April 303 AD) was a Greek who became an officer…

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Sambo, Sambo and Sambo – beware of this word in English

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 18, 2013April 24, 2013

Sambo in Swedish means person with whom one lives; common-law spouse; cohabitant spouse; life companion;…

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Things don’t always translate very well…

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 12, 2013April 1, 2013

A wine label photographed in Turin on Friday….. for more laughs on this gorgeous Sunday…

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Why is the term ‘unSwedish’ used as a compliment?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 12, 2013April 1, 2013

I see it fairly often – the term ‘unSwedish’ used as a compliment. Ebba von Sydow has been described as ‘unSwedish’…

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Stressed – or just busy?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 6, 2013April 1, 2013

Does anybody else think that people today often talk of being stressed when they are…

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What is ‘shipping’?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 2, 2013April 2, 2013

Shipping, derived from the word relationship, is the belief that two characters, fictional or non-fictional, are…

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Unwritten Rules for Using the Stockholm Underground

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 23, 2013March 3, 2013

The underground travels on the left but people walk to the right. If you happen…

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Dress code – Tuxedo

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 19, 2013March 3, 2013

  My cats have mostly been ‘tuxedo cats’ – black with white feet and chest.…

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