by Yvonne Crawford | Jun 15, 2012 | American Culture
Ahhhh, to be young again…just thinking about what to write about high school puts me back so many years! I feel like a kid again just thinking about the fun times I had in high school. Some of the most memorial times I had were at prom! Prom is a big dance that...
by Yvonne Crawford | May 13, 2012 | American Culture
In United States in Canada Mother’s Day falls on the 2nd Sunday of the month of May. I actually was born on Mother’s Day many years ago, so it was always a special day for me and mother when I was growing up. Very rarely my birthday falls on...
by Yvonne Crawford | May 12, 2012 | American Culture
Many people think that if you live in Texas then you must be able to ride a horse! Well in my case it is true! Although it’s not true for every Texan. Funny though, I do fit most of the stereotypes about Texas. My family owed a ranch when I was growing up. We...
by Yvonne Crawford | May 11, 2012 | American Slang
OMG, He’s such a player! Slang of the day: player (There are also many alternative spellings and pronunciation like playa or playah.) Meaning: This word usually refers to a male who dates more than one person at time. Usually getting a little something...
by Yvonne Crawford | May 10, 2012 | American Slang
Cool Beans! Slang of the day: Cool Beans! Meaning: This expression has nothing to do with beans. It just means something is neat, awesome or cool. Usage: Cool Beans! Dialog: Xander – Guess what Claire! Claire – What? Xander – I made an A+ on my biology final exam....
by Yvonne Crawford | May 9, 2012 | American Culture
Here are five random things about me that you might never have guessed: 1. I like to crochet and make teddy bears. – I find it really relaxing to just sit back and do crafts with my hands. I like to crochet while I’ll watching TV or just having a...
by Yvonne Crawford | May 8, 2012 | American Slang, English Fun
Hi everyone! In the past I’ve been making dialogs with random people’s names in order to show what different words or phrases meant. I’ve decided to create a few characters that I will use over and over so that you can get to know these people and...
by Yvonne Crawford | May 6, 2012 | American Slang
It’s all good! Slang of the day: It’s all good! Meaning: This means that you should not worry about things and that everything will be alright. Usage: It’s all good! Dialog: Brian – Oh I’m so sorry Yvonne! Yvonne – What did you do this time?...
by Yvonne Crawford | May 5, 2012 | American Slang
Thanks for helping! You’re the bee’s knees! Slang of the day: bee’s knees (There are also many alternative spellings like beez neez, etc.) Meaning: This saying means that you think someone or something is great or of high quality. Usage: Wow that...
by Yvonne Crawford | May 4, 2012 | Learning English
So, you’re learning English and you found a good article on the internet to read. It’s a little difficult for you to read so you open up google translate to let it do the work for you. Is this bad? Is this good? In this post I will try to go through the...
