30 ian.
Lanţ de magazine
Sau magazin de lanţuri? 
Lucian Velea
28 ian.
struck, stricken
Cuvântul „strike” este unul frecvent folosit în limba engleză. Ca verb, are o mulţime de sensuri, începând cu „a lovi„, „a izbi„, „a bate” etc.
Verbul „strike” este unul neregulat, ce are ca formă de past tense, dar şi de past participle pe „struck„.
Şi cum nu era suficient că este un verb neregulat, este chiar mai neregulat decât atât, deoarece există o excepţie de la forma de mai sus. Când sensul este de „a fi lovit de un necaz„, past participle devine „stricken„.
24 ian.
Engine Trouble
A large two engine train was crossing America. After they had gone some distance one of the engines broke down. „No problem,” the engineer thought, and carried on at half-power.
Further on down the line, the other engine broke down, and the train came to a standstill.
The engineer decided he should inform the passengers about why the train had stopped, and made the following announcement: „Ladies and gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that all of our engines have failed, and we will be stuck here for some time. The good news is that this is a train and not a plane.”