Noun – Imperative 1 [count] formal : a command, rule, duty, etc., that is very important or necessary She considers it a moral imperative to help people in need. 2 a grammar term : the form that a verb or Read More …
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Difference Between Holiday And Vacation
Difference Between Holiday And Vacation In today’s lesson I’m going to teach you about the difference between the words holiday and vacation. English learners often ask me about this, and it’s a little more complicated than you might think! HOLIDAY Read More …
Later vs. Latter
Later vs. Latter Today I’m going to explain the difference between the words LATER and LATTER. They’re only different by one letter – later has one T and latter has two Ts – but they have different pronunciations and different Read More …
Phrases & Expressions
Phrases & Expressions Here are seven more English phrases used in everyday situations. No Hard Feelings. You can say this after someone apologizes to you, to express the fact that you won’t stay angry. This phrase is generally used after Read More …
8 common informal phrases
8 common informal phrases Here are some English phrases used in everyday situations. They’re very common, but they’re rather colloquial, so you often won’t find them in an English textbook! Learn these phrases and expressions as well as the situations Read More …
How To Use Going To, Gonna, Gonna Go
How To Use Going To, Gonna, Gonna Go Today’s lesson is all about the expression “gonna” and when you CAN and CAN’T use it. When we’re speaking fast and informally, native English speakers often pronounce “going to” like “gonna.” For Read More …
Good Grief & For Goodness’ Sake
Good Grief & For Goodness’ Sake When you learn English, I recommend learning phrases and not just individual words. When you just study individual words, it’s hard to put them together into a phrase – but when you study phrases, Read More …
Peace of mind vs. a piece of your mind
Spoken English has a lot of little expressions that are used frequently by native speakers – and some of these expressions are so similar that you might accidentally mix them up. Two such expressions are peace of mind and a Read More …
15 Spoken English Expressions with the Word NO
#1 – “No big deal” / “No biggie” These expressions are used in response to a problem, to say that the problem is not a big one. Imagine you are going to take a trip to Paris, and you ask your Read More …
New Words in English
The English language is constantly changing – and new words are being coined (invented/created) all the time! Some of the new English words come from cultural trends, others are combinations of two existing words, and others are new meanings for Read More …