Author: Ilse

Dunglish expression of the Day

My English has much improved over the last 6 months.  However, I still struggle to think of certain words or expressions (especially pre-coffee) and in those situations automatically revert to translating from Dutch.  For example yesterday morning, when I said the following to a colleague:
“I can’t get anything down my throat today”
We were queuing for a coffee/breakfast and of course the correct English would have been “feeling rather full today” or simply “not really that hungry”.  I didn’t realize what I had said until I saw the (meanwhile familiar) strange look on his face.
Oh and I just realized, feeling rather full might sounds very weird when translated literally in Dutch. I guess it goes both ways 🙂
Always remember boys and girls, a dirty mind truly is a joy forever 😉