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Death, dying, and condolences Posted by Gabriele on Mar 25, 2014
Death is a part of life, but not one we talk about very much. It is important to be able to know what to say to a person when someone close to them has died, which is why we are going to look at this topic today. In this post I’ll review vocabulary related to…
Let’s ring in the New Year with idioms using the word ‘new’ Posted by Gabriele on Dec 31, 2013
Another year is almost upon us, tomorrow is the first day of 2014! To help us ring in the New Year, today I am going to present some English idioms/expressions with the word “new” in them. First though, let me tell you about the expression “ring in the new year.” The expression ‘ring in the…
Birds of a Feather Flock Together Posted by Gabriele on Feb 26, 2012
The phrase ‘birds of a feather flock together’ is an expression, which generally means: people with similar tastes and interests stick together or form groups. The phrase often stands on its own, is used as a response to something someone has said to you, or it is used to simply make an observation. Here are…