Get a room! More idioms with room Posted by carol on Apr 26, 2022
What’s up, everyone? I’m glad you made room in your schedule to read our post this week! Last time, our topic was idioms and phrases with the word ‘room’ and we covered the very basics that you might use on your daily life such as leg room, room temperature, room service and so on. Now…
Idioms with ‘room’ Posted by carol on Apr 12, 2022
Hey guys! Easter is almost here! But that’s only on Friday, so we’ve still got some breathing room before the holiday celebrations are in full swing. A couple of weeks ago we went over the main differences and how to use the words room and space. And now that we learned that, it’s time to…
Happy World Water Day! Posted by carol on Mar 31, 2022
How’s everybody doing? Did you remember to observe World Water day this year? On March 22, World Water Day is held by many countries worldwide. Its main goal is to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of freshwater. And us too, of course, should pay tribute to this invaluable natural resource. Today’s post will round…
Room or space? Posted by carol on Mar 7, 2022
Hello to all readers! Is everything okay with you these days? Well, there is always room for improvement, right? Especially when it comes to learning a foreign language, there’s this constant feeling that we could always learn something new. For example, have you ever wondered about the difference between the words ‘room’ and ‘space’ in…
Late-Night Talk Posted by Gary Locke on Feb 24, 2022
Recently, I heard the talented actor, writer, and wit Stephen Fry say that (I’m paraphrasing) America’s late-night talk shows had no equal in the rest of the world. The talk show, or what Fry’s fellow British citizens would call “chat shows”, is one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world. They fill…
What Did You Say? Posted by Gary Locke on Feb 17, 2022
You’ve been learning English for a while, and you feel pretty good about your progress. Then, one day, you’re talking with a native speaker, and you didn’t quite understand something you heard. This happens frequently. Don’t worry about it. But, how do you respond? One of the great, and annoying, things about English is that…
Inverted English Sentences Posted by Gary Locke on Feb 10, 2022
To invert something is to turn it upside down, or to put it in the opposite order from what is considered normal. English speakers often do this with their sentences. Normally, we put the subject before the verb. But, inverted sentences place the verb or the adverbial phrase before the subject. It sometimes seems as…