How to be polite in extreme circumstances.
Admit it. Sometimes, you want to tell a customer how annoying they are. You are only human, and your urge to point out stupidity is a completely normal human response. However, you...
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“I was fast asleep with the window wide open!” Single-use intensifiers.
While I was teaching an English class recently, I described a car as being “brand new”. A student asked me what “brand” means in this context, and I said “Very”; like “very new”....
New Years Resolutions 2018
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people make New Year’s Resolutions; a promise to oneself to stop or start a habit for the month of January, or, hopefully, a lot longer. People quit smoking,...
Christmas food in six continents
Last week we looked at some special Christmas traditions from all over the globe. Today, we will examine in more detail one thing that most people would agree is an important part of Christmas...
Christmas around the World
Perhaps the greatest feeling of true excitement I can remember is that of the Christmas Eves of my childhood. The 24th of December was filled with magic. The magic environment of the town I...
Some common useful expressions
One of the hardest parts of learning a language are ready-made expressions. Those expressions are even more difficult when they don’t make any obvious sense! To help, I have made a collection of some...
How to Sell Yourself
Whether you are writing a CV, an application letter to a potential employer or an internet dating profile, you have to know how to sell yourself. Coming up with something interesting, unique and fresh...
“Practicing is important. It is important to practice! How and when to use gerunds.
Gerunds are formed as a verb plus -ing. They look exactly the same as present participles, but they are not verbs! They are used as nouns. I am swimming. (continuous...
DOs and DON’Ts of writing emails in 2018.
In these modern times in which Tinder is a legitimate form of dating, and Twitter is the chosen voice of the U.S. President, it is unsurprising that instant messaging is being used more...
Ladies, Gentlemen, and common people! When to use formal and informal language.
Excuse me sir, would you care for a game of football? Hey, mate! Wanna play footy? As an English teacher, I occasionally hear my students use words or phrases that are either too formal...
