Category Archives: Work

Yes, we had electricity back in the dark ages

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Cora

One of my students has recently become obsessed with The Poseidon Adventure (a.k.a the disaster film about the capsizing luxury cruise ship). He keeps drawing the Poseidon about to be hit by the monster wave and fantasizes about making a … Continue reading →

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More on ABC Buhlert

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Cora

I did some more work on the ABC Buhlert website. I have everything I wanted on that site online now, only the alternative energy image gallery is missing, largely because I still have to locate or take the respective photos. … Continue reading →

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The Buhlert Web Empire

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Cora

I’ve spent the past two and a half hours bringing the old ABC Buhlert website back online. I originally registered www.abc-buhlert.com as a joint business website for my Dad’s consulting business and my own translation business. However, the site was … Continue reading →

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New Ways of Mispronouncing “Duke”

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Cora

For some reason, Germans have incredible problems pronouncing the word “Duke”, probably because the [dju] combination does not normally occur in German. To date, my favourite mispronunciation happens in the German crime thriller Scotland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse (Dr. Mabuse … Continue reading →

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New Adventures in Teaching

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Cora

I had a couple of weird experiences at school this week. Probably something in the cafeteria food, except that the students don’t eat there if they can prevent it. Or maybe Helmers bakery – where the students are not supposed … Continue reading →

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Sex versus Death

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Cora

Only a short post today, cause I’m tired. Yesterday evening, I was at the monthly translators’ meet-up, had some crawfish pasta and red wine and a nice chat with some colleagues. Unsurprisingly, there was much griping about zu Guttenberg. Talking … Continue reading →

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Voice, Style and Grammar

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Cora

I’m tired and busy, so here’s a neat writing link: Kristine Kathryn Rusch on voice and why it is important for writers and storytellers. The first half of the post is about the Borders bankruptcy, you have to scroll down … Continue reading →

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“But she can’t live there” – Cultural Assumptions and Kids

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Cora

Yesterday was a pretty good if busy day. Last night, I attended the monthly translators’ meet-up at Leo’s Restaurant. I had pasta with spicy tuna sauce, red wine and Italian hot chocolate (hot chocolate with a dash of amaretto) not … Continue reading →

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A Hustle moment and some links

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Cora

At school today, I was practicing asking for and giving directions with the kids. First we used a practice map of a made-up town stuffed full with all sorts of interesting places to go and then the London tube map. … Continue reading →

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Three Times Hallelujah and Your Mama

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Cora

Today, I chanced to hear the song “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen three times in a single day. Which is quite unusual, because even though there are umpteen thousand cover versions, it isn’t played all that often. The first time was … Continue reading →

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