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How was 2008 for you? In the reading section of the site, there's an overview of some of the main events of last year.

There's also a new page on English idioms using "cold".

Over on our sister site, there's a new article on improving team communication.

2. New blog!

Everyone's welcome to comment on the posts in our new blog. Either click the link here or scroll down underneath the comments on the right hand side of the home page of the site.

3. Vocabulary quiz

What one word can go in the spaces in each group below?

Group 1
— stuff
— dinner
— plate

Group 2
— turkey
— comfort
— call

Group 3
— spell
— side up
— disposition

Answers

Group 1 (hot)
hot stuff
hot dinner
hot plate

(See the page on English idioms using "hot")

Group 2 (cold)
cold turkey
cold comfort
cold call

Group 3 (sunny)
sunny spell (when the weather is sunny for a while)
sunny side up (when your fried egg is served with the yolk facing up)
sunny disposition (a happy type of person)

That's all for this issue. See you in February 2009