Language Lovers

Get that Job in 7 Simple Steps

The job hunt: one of life’s great challenges. It can end in the bitterest defeat or the sweetest victory, but in seven simple steps you can ensure you have the best possible chance of success. The following ways to succeed are taken from Get… Read More

How to make a New Year’s Resolution… and actually keep it

The following is taken from fluentin3months.com, by Benny Lewis, and is part of HarperCollins’ 31 Days of Inspiration (#31daysuk). The book, Fluent in 3 Months, is available at 31% discount when you use promo code 31DAYS on collins.co.uk. Every year around January 1st, my inbox… Read More

My Story, Your Passion – Benny Lewis’s inspirational story of how he became a globe-trotting polyglot (part 2)

Taken from the introduction to Fluent in 3 Months, by Benny Lewis, available on collins.co.uk at 30% discount when you use promo code 31DAYS. Read part 1.   Give Yourself Goose Bumps   So how do you develop this passion, if extrinsic benefits have been clouding your… Read More

17 inspirational quotes to help you reach your goals this year

As part of HarperCollins’ 31 Days of Inspiration (#31daysuk), we’ve collected 17 inspirational quotes from some hugely successful people who know what they’re talking about. Each of the quotes features in one of the 7 Simple Steps books, which offer fun new ways to improve your business skills, whether you’re… Read More

My Story, Your Passion – Benny Lewis’s inspirational story of how he became a globe-trotting polyglot (part 1)

Are you thinking of learning a language this year? If so, there’s no one better to advise you than polyglot language learning blogger, Benny Lewis. The following is taken from the introduction to Fluent in 3 Months, by Benny Lewis, as part of HarperCollins’ 31 Days of Inspiration (#31daysuk). Fluent… Read More

What does Lucy Mangan think of the ‘tarpaulin revolution’, ‘wig warmers’ and ‘bulletproof coffee’?

2014 has been the year of – as RobertG submits – the “tarpaulin revolution“. This refers of course to the likes of Occupy Wall Street and other similar, splinter (shred?) groups that have sprung up over the months on both sides of the Atlantic to protest against various forms… Read More

‘Bio-drone’…’lumbersexual’…’panivorous’…and let’s not forget ‘poo bus’ – Lucy Mangan can’t as she looks at your new word submissions

Ah, “poo bus”. Thank you, tikitaka, for reminding us as we claw desperately through the news for tiny crumbs of festive cheer of one of the happier stories of the year; namely, the bus that is – probably even as we speak – ferrying (well, no, okay – you… Read More

‘Black Friday’, ‘Movember’, and ‘Philae’: trending words in November

Unfortunately the most googled word for the month of November has been “Kardashian” (not for the first or last time); but the less said about that the better. November is the beginning of the festive season, so it’s no surprise trending terms included Guy Fawkes Night/Bonfire Night and Black Friday,… Read More

14 Mad Facts About Medieval England

The Middle Ages, lasting from the 5th century to 1485, are best known for their violent revolts and revolutions, gruesome punishments, feasting and fetes, gallant knights and fairytale princesses. But what was life like on the home front in Medieval England? Read on for 14 facts that might… Read More