Last night was cold and rainy and so I decided to cue up a decidedly appropriate video to watch – an old episode of the X-Files. I know that in Romania one of the TV channels shows re-runs (called Dosarele X, a literal translation) so some of you may have seen this before but last night in particular I watched an episode called The Calusari, … Continue reading X-Files – The Căluşari
It’s fairly axiomatic that adjectives in English are always singular, even when the noun is plural. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Romanian say “I have three greens shirts” or something. Sometimes however adverbial phrases have nouns that are used as adjectives and there is a strong tendency for Romanian speakers to pluralize these. The simple rule of thumb is that if a word … Continue reading E4R: When Nouns Are Adjectives
As you (probably) know, my wont is to watch other people’s documentaries in my spare time. Some of them are truly amazing, and that includes a BBC documentary called The Incredible Human Journey, a 5-part series that was shown in Britain in 2009. Regrettably, there’s no legal way to watch this show online if you live outside of Britain. The good news however is that, … Continue reading The Cave With Bones
I’ve been wanting to start a new category of posts for a while and now that I’ve got a bunch of new Romanian readers, I think it’s high time to get started. Although I am no expert on interpreting web statistics about visitors to the blog (or to my Facebook page) it’s pretty obvious that some readers are going to be Romanians and some are … Continue reading English for Romanians: Money
Blimey! Obviously a ton of people saw the little ProTV feature with me (permanent link here). If you are finding this blog for the first time, hello and welcome. Clearly my Facebook blew up as well, so thanks for all the views, the links and the kind messages. Ironically December 1 was a very busy day for me as I didn’t work on Thanksgiving so … Continue reading Thank You and Welcome Aboard!
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