B.E.L.L. Tips

Issue #130 English Tips for: Business English Language Learners (B.E.L.L.) Doppelgangers Each week, I will send out some handy tips and useful exercises for adults learning to navigate and use the English language. You are welcome to share this newsletter with friends and colleagues. I often get Amy Adams and Isla Fisher mixed up, and they are a good example of a look-alike or doppelganger. Some people believe that we all have a doppelganger out there somewhere, and there are even social...

Issue #129 English Tips for: Business English Language Learners (B.E.L.L.) Magic Each week, I will send out some handy tips and useful exercises for adults learning to navigate and use the English language. You are welcome to share this newsletter with friends and colleagues. England may have Harry Potter, but America has Harry Houdini. Houdini was perhaps the most famous escape artist of all time, with performances where he escaped from handcuffs, being buried alive, and a straitjacket while...

Issue #128 English Tips for: Business English Language Learners (B.E.L.L.) Smart People Each week, I will send out some handy tips and useful exercises for adults learning to navigate and use the English language. You are welcome to share this newsletter with friends and colleagues. There are smartphones, smart TVs, and smartwatches, but what makes a person smart? Is it a high IQ? Is it common sense or street smarts? Does it require a college degree, proficiency in multiple languages, or...

Issue #127 English Tips for: Business English Language Learners (B.E.L.L.) Radical Candor Each week, I will send out some handy tips and useful exercises for adults learning to navigate and use the English language. You are welcome to share this newsletter with friends and colleagues. Radical Candor is a business leadership book written by former Apple and Google executive Kim Malone Scott. In the book, Scott defines the term radical candor as feedback that incorporates both praise and...

Issue #126 English Tips for: Business English Language Learners (B.E.L.L.) Juneteenth Each week, I will send out some handy tips and useful exercises for adults learning to navigate and use the English language. You are welcome to share this newsletter with friends and colleagues. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States, celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery. The name "Juneteenth" combines "June" and "nineteenth," referencing the date when Union...

Issue #125 English Tips for: Business English Language Learners (B.E.L.L.) Napping Each week, I will send out some handy tips and useful exercises for adults learning to navigate and use the English language. You are welcome to share this newsletter with friends and colleagues. Oh, how I love a lazy Sunday afternoon nap, especially if it is outdoors with a slight breeze on a beautiful, sunny day. According to the Mayo Clinic, there are numerous benefits for adults to take a quick nap during...

Issue #124 English Tips for: Business English Language Learners (B.E.L.L.) National Spelling Bee Each week, I will send out some handy tips and useful exercises for adults learning to navigate and use the English language. You are welcome to share this newsletter with friends and colleagues. 2025 marked the 100th anniversary of the renowned Scripps National Spelling Bee. Several movies and even Broadway musicals have told the stories of young hopefuls as they embark on the journey to become...

Issue #123 English Tips for: Business English Language Learners (B.E.L.L.) True Crime Each week, I will send out some handy tips and useful exercises for adults learning to navigate and use the English language. Please feel free to share this newsletter with friends and colleagues. Americans have become obsessed with true crime. From television shows to podcasts, people just cannot get enough of true crime. The true crime genre is a storytelling form that explores real-life crimes, usually...

Issue #122 English Tips for: Business English Language Learners (B.E.L.L.) The Pickle Renaissance Each week, I will send out some handy tips and useful exercises for adults learning to navigate and use the English language. Please feel free to share this newsletter with friends and colleagues. From snacks to beverages, pickle flavor has infiltrated every aisle of the American grocery store. The fusion of sweet and sour has led to creations like pickle-flavored cupcakes and ice creams. Brands...