Look the same, but what do they mean? Meme Binge Must = Have to. Must or have to means that someone is giving you an order to do something. When you were a child, I bet your mother told you to clean your room. So she can say: “You must clean your room.” Or: “You… Continue reading Must, Must Not, Have To, Don’t/Doesn’t Have To
allude (verb) – to mention indirectly, to hint allusion (noun) – hint Mark Freeth Examples: My friend must have been alluding to my husband when she said something about that man in my life. Were you alluding to me when you said that so many people nowadays are badly out of shape? “Paradise Lost” alludes to… Continue reading Word to the Wise: allude
Subject on Request! What do you say when you want to give someone a good idea? By Jacqueline Schaalje When you give advice, you can do this in many ways in English. For instance I want to advise you to see a doctor, because I don’t like your cough. First of all, you can literally… Continue reading Giving Advice – Clears up about Could, Should and Would
A big _________ – someone important Choose the right answer: arrogant blockhead flower fish scroll down for the answer scroll some more The right answer is: ®Mary Vertulfo&EwaS fish. (Yup, most of us are only small fish = small fry.) Here are some examples of how you… Continue reading Instant Idiom: A big ________
Have a bee in your _________ – keep talking about the same idea that is stuck in your mind Choose the right answer: ears bra brain bonnet scroll down for the answer scroll some more The right answer is: bonnet. (a bonnet is a soft hat held on… Continue reading Instant Idiom: Have a bee in your _________
Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary/Expressions, Plus Quiz By Jacqueline Schaalje ®Mary Vertulfo&EwaS Fashion trends are everywhere we go—on television, in magazines, on the billboards we pass by every day, and on the people we pass walking down the street. Some people want to follow the latest fashion slavishly. Others really can’t be bothered. They wear whatever… Continue reading Follow Your Own Fashion
Reason and Result with So and Because Nicola By Jacqueline Schaalje Some learners of English think that so means the same as because. No, sorry, that doesn’t work. In fact, so and because are opposites. Consider the following sentences: I got the job, because I had the right experience. Or: Because I had the right… Continue reading So?
apoplectic (adjective) – very angry apoplectically (adverb) – very angrily Petras Gagilas Examples of how you can use this word: My parents were apoplectic when they discovered I had slept in their bed. Don’t you know she gets an apoplectic fit if she sees you biting your nails? He started throwing furniture around apoplectically.
By Jacqueline Schaalje Did you know that one of the most revered* poets in the English language died when he was only 25? And this was way before the time when famous singers and rockers became immortal (= live forever) when they died of drug overdoses. *See Word to the Wise The poet I’m talking… Continue reading Line-by-Line Discussion of John Keats’ Ode on a Grecian Urn
revere (verb) – respect or admire deeply revered (adjective) – respected deeply reverence (noun) – deep respect Mark Fischer Examples: “At least one third of the population … reveres every sort of holy man” (Rudyard Kipling). The journalist is revered by his readers who drink in his every word. The pupils revered their teacher so much, that they were cross when a replacement came to teach them while she was taking maternity leave.… Continue reading Word to the Wise: revere
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