The Schwa and clear, natural English
If you want to speak clear, natural English, and improve your listening comprehension, you need to be acquainted with Schwa, the most common English vowel sound. It looks and sounds like this:
‘Drunk’ synonyms – How you might feel after too much partying!
No war, pandemic, or financial crisis has affected pubs and bars more than COVID-19 and lockdown. Pubs and bars don’t just sell drinks. They are places where people get together to relax
English CIusters to understand native speakers!
Have you been learning English for several years now but feel you only understand 50% of the fast English of native speakers? Do you still need subtitles to watch a movie or
Tech Words from the Future that even Terminator Can’t Pronounce
Because the Internet was invented in the USA, the vast majority of tech (tek) related words are in English, and later found their way into other languages. The problem with this is
10 insults in English that polite teachers don’t teach
Whether we like it or not, English insults are part of the language and of peoples’ personal and professional lives. In fact, data from recorded conversations shows us that between 80-90 words
Chop-Chop! Common English idioms and their meanings
Idioms can be confusing to many learners of English because they generally have a figurative meaning rather than making literal sense. In previous posts we have seen how ‘pull somebody’s leg’ means
Hassle: Common Words that People Know the Least
Hassle verb meaning As a verb, hassle means to persistently annoy someone: // My girlfriend started hassling me as soon as I got home Hassle noun meaning As a noun, it means that something is annoying
Hunch meaning – Just follow your instinct!
If you have a hunch, you have a feeling about what will happen because you have a strong intuition or instinct. Although there is no known origin of this word as a noun,
8 English loanwords that come from Spanish
One of the reasons why so many loanwords from other languages have found their way into official English dictionaries is that English-speaking countries have never had an formally recognised national body that
