Using the Words – Off and Away . Away Away shows distance. When something is away, it is at a distance. The sea is two miles...
Some Expressions using the word Break Break and its various forms such as breaking, broke and broken are used in a number of idioms and expressions....
Lend Versus Borrow Definition of “lend” When you “lend” something, you give permission for someone to use something on the condition they return the thing or...
Bored vs. Boring Many English language learners get confused about how to use the words ‘bored’ and ‘boring’ correctly. It is important that you know and...
Bear with me or Bear with us. bear with me or bear with us is used as a polite way of asking someone to be patient...
Every good copywriter will tell you that you should write concisely.Eliminate every unnecessary words. Choose precise words, not common ones. Unfortunately, several words are so common...
. In The End versus At The End. In the end In the end is used mostly as an idiom that means “finally,” “after a long...
Asking for help or asking for favors. Everybody needs help almost every day. Sometimes it is to help you do something or a favor which is...
You know how to ASK for directions, but what happens when an English speaker asks YOU for directions. This is not a time for small talk....
Using the Word Approximately adverb: approximately Used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly. Here are some different ways to...
1. DO THE ACCOUNTS – keep a written record of money that is paid by and owed to a business Fred is responsible for the day-to-day...
Whenever someone asks you for permission to do or use something you can answer in many ways other than a simple yes. Look at the examples...
. Agreeing and Disagreeing . Saying you agree • I agree with you 100 percent. • I couldn’t agree with you more. • That’s so true....
. Pronunciation of the simple past -ed . There are three ways to pronounce the final –ed of regular verbs in the simple past. This pronunciation...
Expressions for Agreeing and Disagreeing . . Expressing/Stating your opinion • In my opinion… • The way I see it… • If you want my honest...
Contractions are words that are created by combining words in order to shorten them from their original form. Contractions are used when speaking and when...
ANOTHER + singular countable noun One more, in addition, an alternative one, a different one. May I have another piece of cake it was delicious....
The following is a mini-tutorial on the use of the words “also,” “too” and “either.” Also “Also” is used in positive sentences to add an agreeing...
Adverbs are used to give us more information and to modify verbs, clauses and other adverbs. The difficulty with identifying adverbs is that they can...
A Few Time Expressions In The Interim – This denotes a period of time between something that ended and something that happened or will happen...