Atomic Homework

Sometimes you think you know a word.

But then a native speaker throws a preposition onto the end of the word and the meaning totally changes.

Isn’t English wonderful?! Read More >

The question this Monday is: “Will you teach us some phrasal verbs?”

My answer: Yes.

But first, I want to give you a safety lesson. Read More >

I have a rough idea of how a car works.

There’s gas; it explodes; there’s energy; wheels turn.

I have no idea how AI works. Read More >

Being a teenager isn’t easy for most kids.

Here’s what made my teenage years rough.

ROUGH TIMES

First, we moved to a new city. Read More >

“No roughhousing!”

That’s what adults tell American boys when they play.

I never understood it. Read More >

Rough.

A simple word.

But native speakers use it five different ways! Read More >

Who’s the best teacher in the world?

The best teacher in the world is the question “Why?”

Ask this question every day, and you will learn a lot. Read More >

I just came back from my weekly piano lesson.

I’m learning Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.”

The simple version. Read More >

This week, I’ve been thinking about my stupid landlord WAY too much.

The result:

1. Less time spent thinking about important things.
2. “Bad energy” as one reader put it nicely
3. The building is still filthy.

So why waste one more second thinking about it? Read More >

That’s good advice.

It means, you can’t, and shouldn’t, fight everyone.

Nor should you focus on, or give energy to, everyone and everything that asks for your attention. Read More >