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English Newsletter - English Revisited:
Tips, Tidbits & Tutorials
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Editorial
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Grammar: Typical Mistakes for Germans to Avoid
Intercultural: Welsh English
Vocabulary: Agile Meetings
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Editorial
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Grammar: Some Tips on Tenses in Research Articles
Intercultural: A Word on Hand Gestures
Vocabulary: Word Origins and Vocabulary Development
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Editorial
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Grammar: The Basics of Future Tenses
Intercultural: The Charm of Midwestern Slang
Vocabulary: Gender Inclusivity in Business Correspondence
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Editorial
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Grammar: Eight Mistakes with Verbs Not to Make
Intercultural: Scots and Scottish English
Vocabulary: The Generated Noun Train Will Derail
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Editorial
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Grammar: Talking about the Past
Intercultural: E-scooters: Savoir or Scourge
Vocabulary: The Language of Cause and Effect
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Editorial
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Grammar: The Subjunctive
Intercultural: The (Failed) History of the Metric System in the US
Vocabulary: World Englishes
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Editorial
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Grammar: Subject-Verb Inversion
Brexit: Five Years On
Vocabulary: English as a Medium of Instruction
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Editorial
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Grammar: The Various Uses of the Verb "Get"
Intercultural: Transnational Education
Vocabulary: Gender Neutral/Sensitive Language
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Editorial
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Grammar: Reduced Relative Clauses
Intercultural: You say "To-ma-to"
Vocabulary: On Leave
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Grammar: Lessons from DeepL
Intercultural: Office Banter
Intercultural: Multicultural Classrooms
Vocabulary: Teacher's Little Helpers
Newsletter No 3
In this issue (Christmas Edition):
Editorial
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About Gherkins and Tinse
Quiz and Vocabulary
Newsletter No 2
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Grammar: Definitely Not Easy: the Definite Article
Intercultural Communication: Unsolicited and Solicited Help
Vocabulary: The Ins and Outs and Ups and Downs of Phrasal Verbs in Academic Writing
Newsletter No 1
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Grammar: The Confounding Gerund and Infinitive Forms
Intercultural Communication: Hierarchies - More Present Than You Think
Vocabulary: Collective Nouns
Newsletter No 3
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Grammar: Make It Work! Correct Use of Tell, Say, Speak, Talk, Listen, Hear, Make and Do
Intercultural Communication: Collectivism vs Individualism
Vocabulary: False Friends: Deleted Scene from Schultze Gets the Blues
Newsletter No 2
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Grammar: The Importance of Correct Email
Intercultural Communication: A Few Personal Lessons on Cultural Differences
Vocabulary: The Language of Formal Emails
Newsletter No 1
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Grammar: Commas Save Lives!
Intercultural Communication: Reader Friendliness
Vocabulary: Academic Uncountable Nouns
Newsletter No 4
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Grammar: Phrasal Verbs
Intercultural Communication: Cultural Differences in Presentations
Vocabulary: Checking Understanding and Seeking Clarification in British English
Newsletter No 3
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Grammar: Hedging and Modal Verbs
Intercultural Communication: Political Correctness on US Campuses
Vocabulary: Cockney English
Newsletter No 2
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Grammar: Reported Speech
Intercultural Communication: Uncertainty Avoidance: A Critical Incident
Vocabulary: Say It with a Saying
Newsletter No 1
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Grammar: Modal Verbs (I): Seven Reminders
Intercultural Communication: Writing Letters of Recommendation
Vocabulary: Writing Clearly for Academic Purposes
Newsletter No 4
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Grammar: To Be or Not to Be: The -ing Form
Intercultural Communication: Dinner Beyond the Emily Post of Etiquette
Vocabulary: Amish Ordnung
Newsletter No 3
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Grammar: Mixed Conditionals
Intercultural Communication: Ph Do and PH Don't
Vocabulary: Brexiting Britain
Newsletter No 2
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Grammar: Conditional Sentences without If
Intercultural Communication: The Ins and Outs of the US Primary Process
Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs and Academic Writing: How to Get Better
Newsletter No 1
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Grammar: Conditional Sentences
Intercultural Communication: What's in a Dot? Differences in Notation and Symbols
Vocabulary: Useful Language for Cover Letters
Newsletter No 4
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Grammar: Coping with Commas
Intercultural Communication: Low-Context vs. High-Context Cultures
Vocabulary: Making Polite Requests
Newsletter No 3
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Grammar: Past Perfect Simple and Continuous
Intercultural Communication: Intercultural Teaching Exchange
Vocabulary: Collocations of Research
Newsletter No 2
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Grammar: As You Like It
Intercultural Communication: Peparing US Cover Letters and Resumes
Vocabulary: From A to Z and Angst to Zeitgeist (German words in the English)
Newsletter No 1
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Grammar: Present Perfect Continuous versus Present Perfect Simple
Intercultural Communication: How to Hedge like an English Speaker
Vocabulary: Collocations
Newsletter No 4
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Grammar: Present Perfect and the Past
Intercultural Communication: A Rose by Any Other Name: Or What's in a Title?
Vocabulary: A Touch of British English: Of Havering Scots and a Purring Queen
Newsletter No 3
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Grammar: Present Tense: Present Simple vs. Present Progressive
Intercultural Communication: Being Indirect in English
Vocabulary: False Friends: How to Become a Steak
Interview: Deutschland und Großbritannien: Ein Interview mit dem Stuttgarter Honorarkonsul Dr. Oesterle
Newsletter No 2
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Grammar: Back to the Future One Final Time: Alternate Future Forms
Intercultural Communication: Calling a Spade a Spade - Distance and Directness in Communication
Vocabulary: The Future of "Englishes": An Interview with Prof. David Crystal
Newsletter No 1
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Grammar: Predicting the Future
Intercultural Communication: Small Talk Is BIG, Part II
Vocabulary: Beginning and Ending Letters and Emails, British English and American English
Newsletter No 1
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Grammar: Future? What Future?
Intercultural Communication: Small Talk Is BIG, Part I
Vocabulary: Excuse Me, Where's the Toilet?
Contact Person
John D. Nixon, M.A.
Head of the English Department
Senior Lecturer