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“Wow. This water is warm.”
“Yeah. It’s like swimming in a bathtub.”

“Hey, how come we’ve never been here before?”

“I don’t know. I didn’t even know it existed…” Read More >

Karolina wrote:
“I know many words. I just don’t use them in conversation.”

I know.

That’s normal. Read More >

“Where’s the toilet paper?”

I had just returned from the grocery store.

All the bags were empty, the food was in the refrigerator, the dental floss was on the shelf, but no toilet paper… Read More >

“Where’s the toilet paper?”

I had just returned from the grocery store.

All the bags were empty, the food was in the refrigerator, the dental floss was on the shelf, but no toilet paper… Read More >

Student Stan: “What does ‘medley’ mean?”
Me: “It means a mixture, a combination, like when you hear an orchestra perform you hear a medley of sounds.”

Student Stan: “Oh.”

A few minutes later. Read More >

Should English be taught in school?

I don’t think it should.
Let me explain.

In 9th grade I took biology. Read More >

“Life is difficult.’
That’s the first line from the classic, The Road Less Travelled, by M. Scott Peck.

Do you agree?

I guess I agree. Read More >

Today’s question isn’t actually from the mailbag.
(“Mailbag” is the English expression for questions and comments sent to a writer.)

A student asked this question during the monthly live training for Society members.

I’m answering it here again because I liked it and it’s something different. Read More >

Do you need to improve your English to get a better job?
Recently, I interviewed a teacher who helps students improve their English for their career.

His name is Christopher Adamson.

He’s from the U.K. but he’s living in Prague. Read More >

“Which apps have you used for English?”

That was the question I asked you Monday and Tuesday.

201 students replied. Read More >