I was interested in the history of April Fools’ Day, so I did some research. I decided to share what I found out here. It was really interesting to me. April fools’ Day is celebrated on the first of April. People play jokes on their friends, family, and even on people they don’t know. In […]

The word ‘can’ is used a lot in the English language. Here are some of the uses: You can use ‘can’ to talk about possibility of something happening. (You can also use ‘could’ here.) Can I do that? I cannot run a marathon. You can park your car right here. ‘Can’ has 2 negative forms. […]

I had a few people ask me about metaphors, so I thought I’d write a post about them. Metaphors are like similes because they both show how 2 different things are alike. Similes use ‘like’ or ‘as’ and metaphors do not. So, metaphors are a bit more subtle than similes. Here are a few examples […]

A simile is when you compare 2 unlike things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. You can make a simile out of anything; however, here are some of the more common ones that I hear quite often: He’s as busy as a beaver. It’s as clear as mud. It’s as easy as pie. It’s as […]

Here are 3 words that sometimes people get confused: they’re, their and there. They are all pronounced the same way. They’re is the contraction for ‘they are”. They’re at the grocery store. (They are at the grocery store.) Their is the possessive adjective of them. It’s their book that I love reading so much. (The […]

If you want to get someone’s attention – “Hey You!” Is probably not the most polite way to go about it, but it would work. An extremely polite way to get someone’s attention is to say: I beg your pardon, sir. I beg your pardon, ma’am. I beg your pardon, miss. (However, I rarely (if […]

DUDE!!! This has to be one of my favorite words to say. You can ask any of my friends. I say it all of the time. What does it mean? It’s slang, and it means ‘man or person.’ Here’s how you can use it: Dude, what are you doing? Instead of saying the person’s name, […]

Do any of you have any problem areas in English that you’d like me to write about? Or are there any words that you find difficult to say? I just wanted to let you all know that you can make requests about what I post about and I’ll be happy to write or record them […]

Here are my favorite ways to say “I’m hungry!” in English. I’m famished I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. I’ve got the munchies! I’m starved. I’m craving XXX. (When you are hungry for something specific.) I’ve got a hankering for XXX. (What you are hungry for something specific.) Leave a comment and let […]

This post is about 3 different words that are sometimes confused: To has many roles, like as a preposition or used as part of the infinitive phrase of a verb. I walked to the store. He went to the library, so that he could read. I hope that he helps to clean up this mess. […]