Don’t Get Fooled: False Friends on Holidays and Business Trips

by Christopher Farley | Aug 19, 2026 | Language tips

Holidays, business trips and false friends. Whenever you travel, whether on holiday or on a business trip, the classic language mix-ups tend to come along too. Here are three false friends I come across all the time in my work, even with professionals whose English is...

Content Writing: How to Boost Your Message’s Impact

by Christopher Farley | Aug 11, 2025 | Writing & communication

Are you content with your content writing? Are you having difficulty making your English content really effective? I’ve been a freelance language professional for over ten years. During this time, I’ve honed my eye for clarity, tone, and the persuasive...

Why Teaching English Made Me a Better Writer (And How It Can Help You Communicate Better)

by Christopher Farley | Jun 10, 2025 | Writing & communication

Over the past ten years, I’ve taught English to everyone from CEOs and bankers to university students and engineers. Most people assume that teaching English is all about correcting grammar or explaining vocabulary, and it is, partly — but that’s just scratching the...

The writing’s on the fence, and meandering down the drain

by Christopher Farley | Mar 25, 2024 | Writing & communication

So, what do content writers and copywriters do when they’re not, well, writing content or copy? Me? I like to set myself writing exercises. Sometimes, the copywriter in me likes to look at the great one-liners. Those certain adverts that have stood out over the years....

Don’t let your words get lost in translation

by Christopher Farley | Feb 8, 2024 | Translation & proofreading

Do you need a translation but require it tailored to a specific sector, industry or even country? What you want is transcreation, or creative translation. Imagine a translator and a copywriter in one happy package. Creative translation and marketing go hand-in-hand,...