Daily Lessons / blog posts

Let’s talk about bad words. 

Foul words… 

Dirty words… Read More >

Last Saturday I taught a class online.

A couple hundred adults from around Europe joined me on Zoom. 

A few days later, I sent everyone an email and asked for feedback. Read More >

There’s American English.

There’s British English.

And now there’s International English.  Read More >

There’s American English and British English. 

You know that. 

Well, did you know there’s a third type of English? Read More >

Yesterday, I asked you to be the teacher.

I asked you to correct the English written on a pub window here in Prague. 

It was just one word, “Aircondition.”  Read More >

I arrived in Prague in 2004. 

In those old days, I was a grammar teacher (sorry). 

And mistakes were my enemy. Read More >

“I can’t understand TV!”

A common complaint.

Thankfully, the solution is easy. Read More >

What do I always tell you?

Mistakes don’t matter.

Except when you’re writing. Read More >

Remember last summer?

The sun was shinning…

It was warm…  Read More >

What’s the matter with me?

I stopped going to the gym. 

I’m in my pajamas before dinner. Read More >