Archiwum miesięczne: Listopad 2021

+++Sale-ing away There are many kinds of sales that shops introduce to get rid of stock, or just to freshen up merchandise. Anyone who loves window shopping finds it very hard to resist the urge to walk into a shop when they see those magical four letters: S A L E! Closing down sale: This usually means that the shop is going out of business, or is moving location and all the stock needs to go. End of season sale: Various shops, including clothes stores, stock seasonal items which take up space at the end of that season. They therefore slash prices in July…Czytaj dalej …

    CAN I GET “CANCELLED”? Yes, people can now get cancelled. What’s all this about? Cancelling a person means dismissing them because of something they’ve said or something they believe. It’s becoming more popular to shun or isolate people you disagree with. If you disapprove of something, it can be cancelled. Celebrities, companies and films can all be cancelled too. Common headlines can look like “Cancel Christmas” or “Cancel Meghan Markle.” Many people regret the rise of “cancel culture” and wish society could return to an era of civilised discussion when it was OK to disagree…Czytaj dalej …