It's Saturday, it's the holidays, the sun's out...as if excuses were needed to dedicate a while to this well-loved beverage. A beverage is any drink other than water, just to keep things clear. The origin of the word 'beer' can be traced back to the Latin verb bibere meaning 'to drink', from which came biber … Sigue leyendo Beer!
Categoría: Cultural references
Taylor Swift in 2020
Two extraordinary records from a year that was anything but ordinary: Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' and 'Evermore'. In a year that forced all of us to do things differently, here is some of what Taylor did. I don't feel like going into the meanings that these songs may have. You've got the internet for that. And … Sigue leyendo Taylor Swift in 2020
Unfulfilled potential – Marlon Brando and Modal Verbs
A scene from the classic movie 'On the Waterfront', in which Brando's character, former boxer Terry Malloy, faces the reality that his life could've been (there's your modal verb at work!) so very different if he hadn't listened to his brother Charlie, played by Rod Steiger, who encouraged him to deliberately lose a boxing match. … Sigue leyendo Unfulfilled potential – Marlon Brando and Modal Verbs