Archive for 'English Vocabulary'
At the Bookstore – Nonfiction Posted by Gary Locke on Aug 22, 2016
If you are looking for a specific book, or even just something you’d like to read, it would help to know the various categories that bookstores use for shelving their products. Walk into a typical bookstore and you will always be faced with aisles upon aisles of shelves of books. Some books will…
Why Would You Want to Break a Leg? Posted by Gary Locke on Aug 1, 2016
I am a thespian, which means that I am an actor. The word derives from the name of the ancient Greek, Thespis, who is said (by Aristotle) to have been the first actor to play a character on stage other than himself. I should add that I am also a stage director, and I have…
English computer vocabulary Posted by Gabriele on Jun 14, 2016
Computers are a big part of our everyday lives – at work, at home, out shopping…we encounter them everywhere. You are likely on one right now! It is certainly a good idea to know the names for different parts of the computer, for many reasons, but especially if you have a problem and need something…
Remembering Shakespeare Posted by Gabriele on Jun 7, 2016
This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and the English-speaking world is remembering this amazing author in many ways. Although there is some debate about who the man William Shakespeare actually was, most people know him as one of the greatest English poets, playwrights (a person who writes plays), and actors that ever…
Wedding engagement vocabulary Posted by Gabriele on May 31, 2016
We are approaching “wedding season” in the United States. Wedding season is a term used to describe the time of year, the summer months, in which most weddings in the United States take place. June is the most popular month for American’s to get married (10.2% of wedding happen in June), but July and August…
English interjections Posted by Gabriele on May 24, 2016
Interjections are short words or sounds that are used to express feelings or emotion. What interjection do you think this baby would make if it could? I think he is about to say “Yikes!” Interjections are words that convey emotion. They do not have a grammatical relationship to other parts of a sentence. They stand…
Standard and Imperial measurements Posted by Gabriele on May 17, 2016
Most of the world uses the metric system for measuring, but the British and Americans have their own systems of measurement (just to make things complicated). These systems are called the ‘standard’ or ‘Imperial’ systems. Let’s take a look at the names for measuring things that are used in the United States and Great Britain…