by Sofi | 15,07,02 | ARTICLES, Vocabulary
I am grateful my students are so patient with me. I am fully aware that as a teacher, I often contradict myself. I start off by blaming my students for not bringing a dictionary to the course, and when they finally show up with one, I tell them off for using it too... by Sofi | 15,06,20 | ARTICLES, Vocabulary
Some people I know rather well live in a small, detached house – what you would call villa in Swedish, but not in any other language. Their next-door neighbours since a few years back is a young couple. My friends are very suspicious of this couple. Why? They have... 
by Sofi | 15,06,07 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Swedishness
After having lived almost seven years in Scotland, I returned to Sweden in 2008. I was shocked to discover how rude the Swedes are, slamming doors in my face, yawning without covering their mouths, bumping into me without apologising. Later I realised that I was... by Sofi | 15,05,29 | ARTICLES, Expressions
To the horror of many visitors to Sweden, the Swedish language completely lacks an equivalent to the English please, the French s’il vous plait, or the German Bitte. This, according to many of my students, proves their hypothesis that the Swedish are impolite by... by Sofi | 15,05,18 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Pronunciation
R This is the letter – or more correctly – the sound that is subject to most concern for my students. It shouldn’t be. There are letters, or sounds, that should be given much more attention, and if mispronounced can cause confusion or misunderstanding. To be able to...