As a greeting or introduction, it’s always “welcome to” rather than “welcome at” or “welcome on” or any other such preposition.
Author Archives: Mike Wilkinson
A word of welcome
As a greeting or introduction, it’s always “welcome to” rather than “welcome at” or “welcome on” or any other such preposition.
Responding to…
In Dutch, literally translated, you “respond on” a question or give an “answer on” a problem. English uses “to”.
Beamer for Christmas?
My brother-in-law was astonished when I said I was getting Clare a beamer for Christmas. An SUV or a soft-top?
The singular ‘they’
“If the patient can’t sleep, ask them if they need pain-killers.” This usage is perfectly acceptable.
Performance
“Performance” is the noun that comes from “to perform”. But it’s not the right word to use for carrying out tasks or doing work: the overtones are too confusing.
“Check out the brain on Brad”
You’ve only got one brain, even if you’ve got a lot of brains. Uh?
A black-and-white issue?
You’d think colours are pretty elementary and there ought to be no mistakes there. But there are still pitfalls when colours are combined.
A new threat
Dutch doesn’t have words that end in D. Or rather, the pronunciation is the same as a final T so they have a hard time distinguishing the two.
Dear, dear…
Try to avoid using “Dear” at the start of a message or e-mail unless you know the person’s name. Imagine you’re actually speaking to them, face to face.
