by Yvonne Crawford | Apr 4, 2011 | American Slang, English Vocabulary
Food – everyone loves it and everyone needs it. Here are 8 different fun ways to say food in English. grub Where’s the grub? I’m ready to eat! chow You can use this as a noun or a verb. Did you make the chow yet? I’m ready to chow down!!! slop...
by Yvonne Crawford | Mar 30, 2011 | American Slang, English Vocabulary
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...
by Yvonne Crawford | Mar 29, 2011 | American Slang, English Vocabulary
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....
by Yvonne Crawford | Mar 28, 2011 | English Vocabulary
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:...
by Yvonne Crawford | Mar 25, 2011 | English Vocabulary
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...
by Yvonne Crawford | Mar 24, 2011 | English Vocabulary
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...
