Colourful Snapshots of Bulgaria, the Balkans and Beyond

Savannah Fortis is a photographer and writer currently based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Besides documenting the country’s folk musicians, she’s working on a long-term project based on her travels by bus entitled A Country in Transit. From pictures of market stalls and people selling cigarettes from the boot of their cars to cinematic landscapes, her Instagram…

Business Communication Tip

Presentation Skills Tip #2: Focus on your Audience’s Needs Your presentation needs to be built around what your audience is going to get out of the presentation. As you prepare the presentation, you always need to bear in mind what the audience needs and wants to know, not what you can tell them. While you’re…

Grammar Tip

Either/or and Neither/nor Either/or and neither/nor connect two balanced words, clauses or phrases. They are called correlative conjunctions. Singular or plural verb? When two singular subjects are connected by either/or or neither/nor, use a singular verb. Example: Either Sally or Peter is invited. Example: Neither Sally nor Peter is invited. If one of the subjects…

to reject (v.)

Today’s Word of the Day is: “to reject” (v.) Translation: отклонять, отвергать Meaning:  1. to refuse to accept or agree with something;   2.  to not give someone the love or attention they were expecting. Example: The committee rejected my proposal. Synonyms: deny, refuse