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Have you seen the movie Interstellar?

This was one of those movies I couldn’t stop thinking about.

My favorite scene was when the astronauts landed on a planet that had super gravity. And the result of this super gravity was that every minute they stayed on the planet, seven years would pass on Earth.

Weird. Right? Read More >

When I was a kid we played a game called “Opposite Day.”

“Yes” meant “no.” “Stop” meant “go.” And I think you got extra points if you walked backwards, or something like that.

What if today was Opposite Day for English? Read More >

“Wow. This guy’s an expert.”

A few years ago I was sitting in the Beer Museum on Dlouha Street in Prague talking with a new friend about women.

He knew about psychology, body language, evolutionary theory… Read More >

The fundamental question is:

Is English a subject or is it a skill?

Let me explain. Read More >

Q: I have studied English for years. Why am I still not fluent?

A: Because you’re studying English.

You can study chemistry. You can study history. You can even study computer languages. Read More >

I read somewhere that hospitals used to be very dangerous places.

If you were sick, it was safer to stay home.

I feel the same way about language schools. Read More >

It was exactly 12 years ago today.

It was my first spring in Prague and I was a travelling grammar teacher unpacking my text books and notes in a meeting room inside some big corporation.

8 a.m. and my first question to the group of bored IT guys was: Read More >

“I need to start going back to the gym.”

How many times have you hear that?

Usually, whenever I hear someone say it, it’s with a mouth full of something super unhealthy. Read More >

What’s the best language school?

I don’t know.

I think they’re all a waste of time. Read More >

Quick quiz:

Who do you think would be the best chess player?

Person A) “I’ve watched more chess.” Read More >