The day I was introduced to Edit(h)
Some years ago I stayed in a guest house in a village near Oxford. The woman who ran the house was talking to some of her guests and introduced her young helper. “I don’t think you’ve met Edit,” she said. “She’s just arrived from Germany”. Then she added, confidentially, “Actually, her name’s Edith, but you know, they can’t say th”.
That set me thinking. Is it true to say about German speakers that they can’t say ‘th’?
Or would it be truer to say that they don’t say ‘th’?
Or should we say that they won’t say ‘th’?
What do you think? You can read what I think here:
Can’t say, don’t say, won’t say.
Or would it be truer to say that they don’t say ‘th’?
Or should we say that they won’t say ‘th’?
What do you think? You can read what I think here:
Can’t say, don’t say, won’t say.
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Tödistrasse 9, 8634 Hombrechtikon
(New address from 24th March 2018)
(New address from 24th March 2018)
If you are travelling from Rüti / Wolfhausen, drive past the Hombrechtikon place-name sign for about 300 metres and turn right into Tödistrasse, just before the Tobel bus stop.
Approaching from Hombrechtikon
If you are approaching from the centre of Hombrechtikon, follow the signs to Rüti. At the Tobel junction (the Methodist Church is on the left) turn left. Tödistrasse is the next turning on the left, just past the Tobel bus stop.
The entrance to our new flat is about 100 metres from the junction with Rütistrasse, on the left-hand side of the road.
The house number is number 9 and we are on the first floor.
There are a few visitor’s parking bays a short distance beyond the entrance, on the left.
There are a few visitor’s parking bays a short distance beyond the entrance, on the left.
Arriving by bus
If you arrive by bus from Bubikon, get off the bus at Tobel and follow Tödiweg until you get to Tödistrasse. Our house is on the right.