London Language Hub

British place names are a trap. Consonants are entirely optional and when foreigners pronounce them, they will mark themselves out as clueless.
Can Britain-seasoned German Eva Litzenberg work out how on earth Britons claim Cholmondeley should be pronounced?

Credits
With thanks to Martin (find him in Instagram ) and James from theforest.tv.

Some Germans think the German language needs to be more like English: enter Denglisch - words or phrases that only look English, but are entirely made in Germany.
Today's word is Homeoffice.

Credits
Thank you Martin (Insta ) and James from
theforest.tv .

DO you speak Denglisch?
Martin is British and he speaks German as second language.

But does he speak the English only Germans speak?

Credits
With thanks to Martin Brady (find him on Insta ) and James from theforest.tv

Language learning is hard, raising bilingual children is hard and we tend to make it even harder by keeping our learning to ourselves.
Don't be afraid of speaking the minority language to your kids.