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I’ve definitely seen worse.

But this sign I spotted in the gym today has two mistakes.

Can you find them? Read More >

Guess what I did today?

I missed a meeting. 

I know, very unprofessional… Read More >

A reader writes that he doesn’t know how to use these Vitamin V lessons.

Another reader writes that I talked for one hour and didn’t teach anything.

Hmm.  Read More >

“We met each other on the inner-net.”*

“My coat is missing a bu-in.”* 

“I found the film very inner-essing.”*  Read More >

There’s how English teachers say it…

And then there’s how real native speaker Americans say it. 

(pronounced “A-mur-i-cuns” if you’re talking to someone from Alabama) Read More >

I was in the gym today. 

I was working on getting my leg strong again after my accident. 

When suddenly, the music stopped and a recorded announcement played on the speakers.  Read More >

I’m getting pretty good at buying food in foreign countries. 

The challenge is, how do you know it’s what you want to buy when you can’t read the words on the package?

Here’s my first tip: If it looks like an egg, it’s probably an egg.  Read More >

Here’s a theory:

When you don’t know a lot about something you see the differences.

But when you know a lot about something you see the similarities. Read More >

Rules.

When you’re a kid, you’ve got a lot of them.

But when you become an adult… Read More >

Is that possible?

Can you really improve your speaking WITHOUT speaking?

Yes. Read More >