“There is no such thing as a bad question.”
Teachers always say that.
We want you to speak and not to be shy.
Atomic Homework
My Romanian Language Skills Are AMAZING!
A reader sent me an email today.
It was a reply to a Vitamin V I had sent her.
As I was typing my reply, I noticed something strange.
What Do You Call Your Phone?
Brits call it a “mobile phone.”
Americans say “cell phone.”
What do I call my phone?
How to Speak English – In One Lesson!
Last winter I was in Mexico.
There were a ton of Americans and Canadians there.
This winter I’m in a ski town in the Pirin Mountains.
Why You Need An Internal Dashboard For Better English
A memory from a recent visit home…
Dinner time.
Sitting at the kitchen table reading a magazine.
Adventures With English In The Grocery Store, Pt. 2
I always fast when I travel.
When you don’t eat for a day or longer, this is called “fasting.”
(It’s also where we get the word “breakfast.”)
Goobye, Prague. Hello…
And the phrase of the day is…
“Take for granted.”
Goodbye, Czech Republic; Hello, Bulgaria
Fake Grammar News
The media got it wrong again!
Today I read this headline in the news:
“Amount of Dinosaur Fossils Increases.”
The Tower of Fluency
When I was a kid, one of my favorite Bible stories was The Tower of Babel.
In the story, man decides he will build a tower so tall that it will reach God.
Well, someone tells God about this building project, He doesn’t like it, and He destroys the tower.
Everyone Makes Mistakes And Every English Teacher Corrects Them
I posted an ad on Facebook.
I guess I was in a hurry or maybe I was tired.
Because I made a mistake!