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The language of beer

Cheers, slainte, bottoms up… the language of beer

I have a school friend who follows Arsenal F.C. wherever they go. His devotion to the team takes him on a yearly tour of the English Premier League, but has also sent him to football-crazy cities all over the world. He has a simple philosophy with respect to learning foreign languages that would probably shock [...]

Posted on: December 14 2011 | Posted by: | Comments: 0 | Categories: English in use | Tags: , , , ,

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