Here are some fun sayings that you can learn.  I like them because they rhyme and because they are quite useful. If you snooze, you lose! This means that if you wait too long, you may miss an opportunity. Tim – Hey, I was going to sit there! Sally – Well, if you snooze, you […]

It’s Wednesday, as promised, I’m going to make a post about some useful slang words.   bazillion This is a huge number of something. My son dropped the bag of candy and a bazillion pieces fell all over the floor. biggie This is something that is important. It’s no biggie that you couldn’t make it […]

There are oodles and oodles of various ways to say hello in English.  Here are my top 10 ways to say it. 1.  hi! It’s plain, simple and to the point 2.  hey (or hey there) I think I use this way to say hello more than any other way.  It’s very informal. 3.  what’s […]

Do you know the difference between the words clothes and cloths? Test yourself and see: 1.  I bought some new _______ for my daughter to wear today. 2.  I have been using new ______ to clean the kitchen counter, but now they are very dirty.   If your answers are: 1. clothes and 2. cloths, […]

Someone tweeted me this week asking me to explain the difference between lend and borrow.  I thought that other people might have this same question so I thought I’d write about it. lend This word means that a person was allowed to use something for a certain amount of time and will eventually return it. […]

Here are 2 words that sound the same but have very different meanings. Ball This is a round object that is used in games and sports. Grab the ball and let’s play some b-ball. Bawl This means to cry loudly. Will you stop bawling? It’s making me crazy.

Here are a few slang words that you can use, just be careful with some of them as some are negative. dirt This means gossip. You have to tell me the dirt on Penny. Something is just not right with her. drag This is someone who is boring or someone who brings everyone down. Fred […]

I ran across a neat little website the other day when I decided to try to find some people to help me practice my French. It’s called Conversation Exchange. The site’s purpose is to link people together who are trying to practice different languages. You can find people who want to have pen pals, correspond […]

        Have any of you started to use Facebook yet?  If you haven’t started yet, I just wanted to let you know it’s another great place, like Twitter, to practice your English. There are lots of ways to utilize Facebook, so you can practice English.  Below are three ways to learn English […]

Have you ever noticed how every language interprets and spells animal sounds slightly different?  Here’s a list of some animal sounds in English. Cat – meow Dog – ruff, bark horse – neigh duck – quack rooster – cock-a-doodle-doo bee – buzz mice – squeak turkey – gobble pig – oink sheep – baa goats […]