John is not only a very common English name, but actually an English word and part of English expressions. Let me tell you about some of the very interesting meanings of John. First, we have the noun john, which is used (although not in formal English) both for the clients of a prostitute (the British
I have noticed that people with a German-speaking background often mix up conventions when writing letters and emails in English. For example, in German, the text directly after the greeting is considered to be a continuation of the greeting itself. Therefore, the first word starts with a capital letter if it is a noun or
I have previously discussed the fact that the letter p is often silent in English, see here, and that this causes quite some problems with non-native speakers. Today, I want to discuss the letter w, which is also often silent. For example, the w is not pronounced in any of the following words (click to