martes, 26 de junio de 2018

100+ ways to say goodbye The End

100 WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE:
If you wish to be formal:

1.      All my best
2.      Best Regards
3.      Best Wishes
4.      Congratulations
5.      Cordially
6.      Faithfully
7.      Goodbye
8.      Looking Forward to it
9.      Regards
10.  Respectfully
11.  Sending You the Best
12.  Sincerely
13.  Sincerely Yours
14.  Speak To / With You Soon
15.  Take Care
16.  Warm Regards
17.  Warm Wishes
18.  Warmly
19.  Wishing You a Wonderful Day
20.  Yours
21.  Yours Truly
If you want something friendly

23.  Cheers
24.  Enjoy Your [Day of the Week]
25.  Good Luck
26.  Happy [Day of the Week]
27.  Have a Good One
28.  Have a Great Day
29.  Here's to a Great [Day of the Week]
30.  Hope This Helps
31.  Hope You're Making It Through [Day of the Week]
32.  Make It a Great Day
33.  Pleasure Catching Up With You
34.  See You Tomorrow
35.  Sending Good Vibes
36.  Talk Soon
37.  Until Next Time
38.  You're the Best
39.  Your Friend
If you need to show appreciation

40.  All My Thanks
41.  I Can't Thank You Enough
42.  I Owe You (IOU)
43.  Many Thanks
44.  Much Appreciated
45.  Thank You
46.  Thank You for Everything
47.  Thank You in Advance
48.  Thanks a Million
49.  Thanks for Reading
50.  Thanks for Your Consideration
51.  Thanks for Your Help
52.  Thanks So Much
53.  With Appreciation
54.  With Gratitude
55.  You're a Lifesaver
If you're feeling funny (or cheesy)

56.  Anonymously
57.  Bye, María
58.  Congrats on Reading This Whole Email
59.  Don't Stop Believin'
60.  I Need Coffee
61.  Keep On Keepin' On
62.  Later Alligator
63.  Live Long and Prosper
64.  Looking Forward (to Friday)
65.  One Step Closer to Friday
66.  Peace Out
67.  So Long, Farewell
68.  Tag, You're It
69.  The End
70.  Toodles
71.  And that´s the end of it all
72.  With this and a piece of cake until tomorrow at eight.
73.  Sayonara
74.  Au revoir
75.  Adios amigos
76.  Auf wiedersehen
77.  Arrivederci
78.  Hasta la vista
79.  Adieu
80.  Aloha
81.  God bless you all
82.  I´m off
83.  I´m beating it
84.  I´m gone
85.  Don´t forget me
86.  Don´t work too hard, my dear
87.  See ya
88.  Good night
89.  Keep in touch
90.  Bon voyage
91.  I Gotta go
92.  I´ve got to be off
93.  I gotta head out
94.  I gotta run
95.  I gotta bounce
96.  I gotta split
97.  Peace
98.  Cheerio
99.  Ta-Ta
100.                  Hasta luego
101.                  That´s all,folks
102.                  Toodle-oo
103.           Ciao for now

My favourite words end in –END: FRIEND/ BEFRIEND;
 ATTEND,TEND, EXTEND, LEGEND, TREND, UPEND, HAPPEN´D,
CONTEND,SEND, SPEND, SUSPEND, RECOMMEND, PRETEND, DEPEND, 
DEEP END….
DO the same in Spanish with -FIN: DELFIN; SERAFIN; SINFIN;CONFIN, GARROFIN....

FIND THE AUTHORS/COMPOSERS of the following FAREWELL SONGS:

Todo tiene su fin.....
Bye Bye love...........
I´ve had the time of my life.....
I´ll be there for you.....
So long, Marianne......
Goodbye Yellow Brick road.....
Too good at goodbyes.....
I will remember you.....
One more day.....
50 ways to say goodbye.....


viernes, 1 de junio de 2018

The many stages of both Language and Life learnings

"Hope is the only feeling which is not ours" Julio Cortazar

In between willful ignorance and complete fluency there are many stages( well over 50) both in learning a new language and life´s lessons:


HOPEFUL  versus HOPELESS

You usually start learning with a positive attitude 

OPTIMISTIC 

a dream life 

 ENTHUSIASM   

OVEREXCITEMENT 

 PRIDE

obsession 

NEUROSES  

LIMBO 

PURGATORY

 OCD 

PROCRASTINATION 

 DISCOMFORT 

 MISCONCEPTIONS

DELUSION 

SHYNESS 

1ST RETURN TO REALITY  

TEARS of joy 

Tears of pain 

Tears of frustration 

Tears of anger 

Tears for fears  

Anger 

Denial 

Overwhelmed by lack of understanding 

More frustration 

Stagnancy 

 Little Progress in the Process 

Stress

Demotivation

 Indifference

 Pulling Yoursef Together 

Argumentative 

Revelation 

Epiphany

Perfectionist 

Elation 

Anticipation

 Return to Reality II

Pride II

Great Mood 

 Ideal

Triumph 

Success 

Fluency

 Embarrassment? 

Foregetfulness? 

 Alzheimer´s?

Schizophrenia? 

Back to black/ to square one 

More willful ignorance?