Archive for July, 2014
English: Same word, two spellings. Posted by Gabriele on Jul 10, 2014
Last month I wrote a post about some common spelling rule differences between British and American English. That post was about spelling rules that can be applied to many different words, in systematic ways, in either America or Great Britain. This post is about specific words that are just spelled differently in these two…
Extreme sports and English vocabulary Posted by Gabriele on Jul 8, 2014
It is the time of year when people are outside enjoying the nice weather and often even playing some sports with friends. Today I thought we’d look at some vocabulary for different sports in English, but not regular old sports like baseball or volleyball, extreme sports or xtreme sports. Extreme sports are sports that are…
A top 10 list of all-American things for the 4th of July Posted by Gabriele on Jul 3, 2014
In honor of America’s Independence Day, tomorrow July 4th, I am going to present some all-American products, people, and activities. Firth though let me explain that to say something is “all-American” implies that the thing has qualities or characteristic of traditional American ideals or that the thing originates from the United States of America or…
How HOT is it? Posted by Gabriele on Jul 1, 2014
It is now summer, at least in the northern hemisphere, which means the weather outside is getting hotter. Today I thought I would introduce you to a number of new ways to say ‘hot’ in English. This way you will have many more words to choose from the next time some asks you, “What…