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Niblings

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 1, 2021August 5, 2021

I have seen the term nibling used more frequently over the past year. Coined by…

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Seen on our local boat bus

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 31, 2021August 6, 2021

Errr…thanks for letting us know…

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Zarf

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 26, 2021August 4, 2021

A zarf (plural: zarfs, zuruuf, zarves) aka coffee sleeves, coffee clutches, coffee cozies, hot cup jackets,…

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Lusophonia

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 18, 2021August 14, 2021

  I mentioned ‘Lusophone countries in Africa’ to someone the other day, and they did…

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  • Vocabulary

Not sure you would see this in other countries…

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 17, 2021August 14, 2021

You see the F word used in this way in Swedish pretty often. I don’t…

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Latest version of my Talking about Sweden booklet

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 14, 2021August 12, 2021

The sticky post at the top of my blog contains all the specialist glossaries I have…

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A Swedish idiosyncrasy

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 1, 2021April 15, 2021

The Swedish word for grapefruit is grapefrukt. The Swedish word for grape is druva or…

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Dysania

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 11, 2021March 22, 2021

…although in my case I think I hate waking up more than I hate getting…

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British vs American English

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 29, 2021April 30, 2021

           

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The difference between equity and equality

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 28, 2021March 18, 2021

“It’s not about everybody getting the same thing,” Cynthia Silva Parker says “It’s about everybody getting…

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