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Bad news! 

Facebook just disabled my account.

They kicked me out. Read More >

This week we’re talking about questions.

Yesterday, I explained how the wrong questions can hurt your English.

I asked you to share some good questions. Read More >

Questions are powerful. 

More powerful than answers.

Every day, we’re talking to ourselves. Read More >

Questions are powerful.

More powerful than answers.

Imagine… Read More >

Hello from the cold and rainy Bulgarian mountains! 

It’s almost June and the temperature has only risen above 70 one day.

And since I’m on crutches for another four or five weeks… Read More >

Yesterday, I asked you to share what’s strange about English.

One reader pointed out that if someone is homeless he doesn’t have a home; but if something is priceless… it’s expensive.

Huh? Read More >

This week we’re talking about English language oddities. 

What’s odd… unusual… and strange about the language.

One reader points out that in the word “unusual”, the letter “u” is pronounced three different ways. Read More >

It’s strange.

In English, we say “two donkeys.” 

But we then we say, “two sheep.”  Read More >

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One sheep…

Two sheep…

Three sheep…  Read More >

Did you ever see or read “The Shinning?”

The book was by Stephen King.

The movie was by Stanley Kubrick. Read More >