There's definitely funny English all over Madrid, but I liked this example because it was a fancy Job advert.
I wonder if many people considerered working for them?
There's definitely funny English all over Madrid, but I liked this example because it was a fancy Job advert.
I wonder if many people considerered working for them?
I was asked by a girl here to explain the following phrase which is used in 'The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nightime' as an example of the sort of wordplay the lead character doesn't understand. It took a lot of thinking to work it out so I thought I should post it here.
Dictionary source: Chambers (UK)
I was a good feeling after complaining about how the Pizzas always had Ham on I was presented in the cafeteria with a Mushroom Pizza, compliments to the chef!
Had one of those days, think it best to write it as a timeline.
8:00 Leave for Madrid
9:15 In the Irish Pub with Merlin (another falmouth-erasmus student) to watch the end of the first half of the football. Sol Cambell scores for Arsenal.
10:00 Arrive at what we thought to be the venue but it's in another place. Desperate for something to eat or drink in the heat but have no time.
10:30 In the car, Barcelona equalise, treated to a rendition of goal, goal, goal goal -gol-gol-gol-gol-gol goooooooal by the comentator. Swiftly followed by the second rendition moments later as they take the lead.
10:45 Arrive at the venue to hear just about the last chord of a 45 minute set.
The crowd lap up the final moments of the gig
11:00 Back in the car to hear the final whistle, Barcelona have won the champions league.
11:15 On the way home, stop, to drink and eat what felt like the tastiest Cream Neopolitana I have ever had in my life, accomonied by a range of car horns and fireworks celebrating the victory.
11:30 Back in the halls run around in the sprinklers bemused by the whole thing
Toledo has lots of flat streets which makes it ideal amongst other things for riding a Segway, there was a Segway Hire Shop and I had to have a go, I was scared I would fall off as it works only by weighting your body around to go back or forward, but as it was it was great fun.