“Your room looks like a pig sty!”
Sooner or later, every teenage American boy hears his mother say that about his room.
A pig sty is where pigs live.
Atomic Homework
Do You Know When To Use “Clever” And When To Use “Smart”?
It’s Mailbag Monday!
That’s when I answer your questions about English.
Why do we call it “Mailbag Monday”?
When Was The Last Time You Hit A Snag?
Imagine this…
It’s spring.
You’re a viking.
What Does “Hit Rock Bottom” Mean?
We’ve all had bad days.
Maybe even bad weeks, months and years.
But have you ever known someone who hit rock bottom?
Never Do This In America
Eat a hamburger with a fork and knife.
Let me explain…
There’s a new app where they match you with strangers in your city for dinner.
Hitting – Bad; Hitting On – Good (Sometimes….)
Last Friday, I had dinner with four strangers.
Two men.
Two women.
Everything You Can Hit In English
I have a new office.
It’s a spa.
Instead of re-joining the co-working space this winter and sitting at a desk like a normal person, I now work from a lounge chair in a bathrobe.
Prague Is A City Of Secrets
Many years ago in Prague, I was walking to a cafe with a student.
“Let’s take the shortcut,” I said.
From the busy sidewalk, I led him through a door, down a quiet passage, into a courtyard, through another passage, into an abandoned factory, and out onto another busy street.
How To Make Fewer Mistakes In English
Here’s an interesting story…
A man lost his memory.
I think he had Alzheimer’s.
My Piano Teacher Does Not Beat Me
I’ve had a piano for two years.
But I’ve only had lessons for two months.
I think I waited so long because I was afraid.