Look. See. Watch 👀 What's The Difference?

 

You've seen more than one hundred posts on English, but if you've looked through our old posts, you'll notice there hasn't been one on the following:

•  Look 👀
• See 👁,
• Watch🔭

Instead of watching something on social media, check out our latest post. 👇

Indirect Questions | The Basics

 

I wonder what I'll write about next...🤷💭...Oh, well, this post is on indirect questions.

Reporting Verbs 2: Choosing The Best Verbs

 

We have gone on over reporting verbs and reported speech in the past in Business English: Reporting Verbs  and Business English: Reported Speech. You can also look at our post on using adverbs and and linking words for storytelling here.  Today, we're doing something different.

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Adverbs & Linking Words | Storytelling & Conversation

 

It has been an extraordinarily long time since our last post. So, we're sure you're pleasantly surprised to see this one on adverbs  for storytelling and general conversation😆.

F**K?! | English's Worst Word: It's History & Use

 It can't be avoided. If you're going to write about the English language, the F-word has to come up at some point. So, here it is. This post is as safe-for-work as it can be, but still be careful: it's a bit NSFW.

Mixed Conditionals

 We've covered the zero conditional and the first, second, and third conditional. If I hadn't done a lesson on mixed conditionals last week, I wouldn't be writing this post now. 

Countable vs Uncountable Nouns

 

How do we count milk, money, people, sugar, apples, etc? Today, we answer that question (and more) with our post on COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE nouns. 

The Zero Conditional

Tom: The printer has jammed again. What do I do?
Chantal: When there's a paper jam, call Noel in tech support.
Tom: But, it's easy to fix.
Chantal: I know, but it's company policy. If the boss sees anyone trying to fix the printer, he gets upset.

Past Simple & Present Perfect | Good Together

Wayne: Have you been to many countries, Gavin?

Gavin: Yes I have. I went to Italy and Morocco last year. How about you?

Wayne: Not really. I've been to the United States several times on business, though.

Gavin: My brother drove down to Vermont two months ago, but I have never travelled in the US.

Business English | Reporting Verbs

Three years ago, we covered the basics of reported speech, but asked, told, and said aren't the only reporting verbs in English. A shout out to my former student Jasmine D-M who inspired this post🍻.

GERUND OR INFINITIVE?

I am used to teaching grammar, so today we'll look at when to use an infinitive and a gerund.

Subject-Verb-Agreement

Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms.

1/ Jiro and Sachiko ____ a large house in France.

a) have
b) has

2/ Sachiko, as well as Jiro, ____ a large house in France. 

a) have
b) has

Now, click on "Read More" and check your answers.

MAKE vs DO | What's The Difference?

Reading this post on the verbs MAKE and DO will make learning ESL easier.

What's The Difference? | LIE vs LAY

I was lying on the sofa one day when I wondered, "What's the difference between LIE and LAY?" So, I laid my laptop on the table and started writing this post. You may want to lie down after this.😆

Phrasal Verbs: Make

I haven't added to this blog in a long time. I'm going to make up for that now😁 with a post on phrasal verbs with make.

Adjective Order

Adjectives are the most fascinating, varied, words in the English language😆! Today's post is how to put how to order adjectives.

Prefixes | The Basics

I did a disservice by not covering prefixes after I did a post on suffixes. I'll make up for that now.

Prepositions: IN | ON | AT

This post is about the difference  between in, on, and at.

Everything vs Anything - What's The Difference?

Today's post answers one of the many questions that many ESL learners have asked me.

What's the difference between everything and anything?

Giving Instructions: Sequencing, Imperatives, and Phrasal Verbs

Today's post is all about giving people instructions: teaching them how to do or use things. We'll also be looking at  phrasal verbs (again).