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Time to eat out Posted by Gabriele on Apr 18, 2013
Today I have some vocabulary and phrases that will be helpful for ordering food in English. If you travel to an English-speaking country this vocabulary will be very useful, as I am sure you will have to eat at some point :). If you are not traveling to an English-speaking country anytime soon you…
Don’t be wary of using the words “weary” and “wary” Posted by Gabriele on Apr 16, 2013
A linguist friend of mine recently posted on Facebook the following statement: I am weary of people saying they’re “weary” when they mean “wary”. It makes me wary of their spelling skills. If that did not make any sense to you, don’t worry just keep reading and it will by the end of this…
Are you as happy as a clam? Posted by Gabriele on Apr 11, 2013
Today we are going to look at a number of different ways you can let people know you are happy. Of course you could just look up synonyms for the word happy and say something like: I’m content. I’m glad. I’m delighted. I’m overjoyed. I’m elated. I’m ecstatic. But, if you want to be more…
Help!: The word and the song Posted by Gabriele on Apr 9, 2013
“Help” is a really important word to know in English. It is a word that comes in handy in the classroom (“Ms. Brown, I need help with my homework.”), on the street (“Can you help me find the bank?”), in business (“The company helping with a new initiative.”) and in an emergency (“Help! That man…
Hawaii: America’s 50th and last state Posted by Gabriele on Apr 4, 2013
Aloha*! Today I thought I’d write a little bit about the state of Hawaii, America’s 50th state. Every American state has its own unique identity, but Hawaii has a distinctive culture and language making it truly unique compared to the other American states. Hawaii is the most recent state to join the United States of…
No fooling, April Fools’ Day is today. Posted by Gabriele on Apr 1, 2013
April Fools’ Day is celebrated each year on April 1st in many countries around the world. As the name of the day implies this is a day for fooling people with practical jokes, pranks, and generally being silly. If you think this day is just for children to play jokes on their friend, parents, and…
“What’s up?” and other expressions using the word ‘up’ Posted by Gabriele on Mar 28, 2013
What’s up? Feel like learning more ways to us the word ‘up’ in English? Well you have come to the right place! Today we are going to give it up for this amazing two-letter word that just pops up all over the place in English. You couldn’t ask for a more versatile word than up…