English pronunciation: logic takes a vacation.
[display_podcast] English pronunciation can be a minefield for students learning English as a second language. Not only is it not a very phonetic language in terms of pronunciation (that is, we don’t...
View ArticlePositive Vocabulary List … absolutely juicy!
[display_podcast] Being positive is not always easy in a world that gives us plenty of reasons not to be! Mainly to change the pace a little from the daily dose of grammar points that I send you, I...
View ArticleChristmas Vocabulary : What’s behind the holiday?
Yes, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And if you are in a country where Christianity is the dominant religion you will certainly see signs of it everywhere you go! Now, I don’t want to take...
View ArticleA Christmas Carol : New Audio E-Book
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! And I send this to all of our readers, no matter whether you celebrate Christmas in your culture or not – may you all have a wonderful and prosperous 2009....
View ArticleScrooge : A mean piece of vocabulary
‘Scrooge‘ – not a word in everyday use, unless we have a very mean relative or friend, and a word that is perhaps drifting to the sidelines of the language a little. But at this time of the year you.
View ArticleAcronyms : OMG they are everywhere!
Question from English4Today member Vin in the USA: What is it called when letters are substituted for words, i.e., LOL stands for Laugh out loud. Hi Vin, they are everywhere and they are called...
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