Here, you will find the latest school news, information about new courses as well as various weekly points of grammar or humour.


29 May 2023
Verb of the day :
Suffering from perfectionism ? Don’t worry, I have the perfect verb for you.
To fine-tune something : “to make small adjustments to (something) in order to achieve the best or
a desired performance.”
To fine-tune something : “to make small adjustments to (something) in order to achieve the best or
a desired performance.”
Examples :
Person A : Wedding arrangements done ?
Person B : Not quite, I still have to fine-tune a few things.
“Leandro, our football coach, tends to spend hours fine-tuning his game tactics. They call him the new Guardiola.”
Person A : Wedding arrangements done ?
Person B : Not quite, I still have to fine-tune a few things.
“Leandro, our football coach, tends to spend hours fine-tuning his game tactics. They call him the new Guardiola.”

15 May 2023
"Once in a blue moon"
Nope, it’s not a Star Wars planet. The moon tends to be more white/yellow than blue…
If something happens once in a blue moon, it happens rarely, not often at all !
If something happens once in a blue moon, it happens rarely, not often at all !
Examples :
- “My husband picks up his socks from the floor once in a blue moon. That’s why I’m divorcing him.”
- “I only check my gmail account once in a blue moon.”
- “My husband picks up his socks from the floor once in a blue moon. That’s why I’m divorcing him.”
- “I only check my gmail account once in a blue moon.”

08 May 2023
Neutral disagreement…
…Something British and Swiss governors must do well even though England is not technically neutral.
English people master the art of understating. Here is a list of structures to politely show that you disagree.
Do it the British way. Stay diplomatic.
The “neutral disagreement” list :
English people master the art of understating. Here is a list of structures to politely show that you disagree.
Do it the British way. Stay diplomatic.
The “neutral disagreement” list :
I don’t completely agree with you on that."
completely : although this suggests you agree to a large extent, it usually means the contrary
"I really can’t agree with you on that."
"I can’t say that I share your view."
"We’ll have to agree to differ."
we’ll : a convenient way to stop the argument if there doesn’t seem to be any way to reach agreement on the subject.
"I’m not totally convinced by your argument."
"I can’t accept your point of view."
"I can’t help feeling that ..."
"I feel I must disagree."
"I really must take issue with you here."
issue : argue
completely : although this suggests you agree to a large extent, it usually means the contrary
"I really can’t agree with you on that."
"I can’t say that I share your view."
"We’ll have to agree to differ."
we’ll : a convenient way to stop the argument if there doesn’t seem to be any way to reach agreement on the subject.
"I’m not totally convinced by your argument."
"I can’t accept your point of view."
"I can’t help feeling that ..."
"I feel I must disagree."
"I really must take issue with you here."
issue : argue
