Vocabulary > What is the difference between wide and broad? Something that is wide or broad measures a large distance from one side to the other. You can say that something such as a street or river is wide. Broad Read More …
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Noun > Imperative
Noun – Imperative 1 [count] formal : a command, rule, duty, etc., that is very important or necessary She considers it a moral imperative to help people in need. 2 a grammar term : the form that a verb or Read More …
Laid is pronounced like paid…
Difference Between Holiday And Vacation
Difference Between Holiday And Vacation In today’s lesson I’m going to teach you about the difference between the words holiday and vacation. English learners often ask me about this, and it’s a little more complicated than you might think! HOLIDAY Read More …
Later vs. Latter
Later vs. Latter Today I’m going to explain the difference between the words LATER and LATTER. They’re only different by one letter – later has one T and latter has two Ts – but they have different pronunciations and different Read More …
Phrases & Expressions
Phrases & Expressions Here are seven more English phrases used in everyday situations. No Hard Feelings. You can say this after someone apologizes to you, to express the fact that you won’t stay angry. This phrase is generally used after Read More …
8 common informal phrases
8 common informal phrases Here are some English phrases used in everyday situations. They’re very common, but they’re rather colloquial, so you often won’t find them in an English textbook! Learn these phrases and expressions as well as the situations Read More …
How To Use Going To, Gonna, Gonna Go
How To Use Going To, Gonna, Gonna Go Today’s lesson is all about the expression “gonna” and when you CAN and CAN’T use it. When we’re speaking fast and informally, native English speakers often pronounce “going to” like “gonna.” For Read More …
Good Grief & For Goodness’ Sake
Good Grief & For Goodness’ Sake When you learn English, I recommend learning phrases and not just individual words. When you just study individual words, it’s hard to put them together into a phrase – but when you study phrases, Read More …
Peace of mind vs. a piece of your mind
Spoken English has a lot of little expressions that are used frequently by native speakers – and some of these expressions are so similar that you might accidentally mix them up. Two such expressions are peace of mind and a Read More …