Do you know what homophones are? According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, homophones are words that are pronounced the same as other words but have different meanings or spellings, or both. You’ve probably noticed that you can find many everyday words that are homophones in English. Knowing homophones help you improve your pronunciation by relating […]
If you’re here, chances are that you already know what swear words (or cuss words) are. But if you don’t, here’s an explanation: they are words that you should never use unless you want to offend someone. As a polite person, you don’t want to do that, do you? However, it’s important to know how […]
Adverbs of frequency express the frequency with which something happens. They can usually be used when answering questions that start with How often…? QUESTION ANSWER How often do you work out? I always work out How often do you call your friends? I seldom call my friends How often do you study English? I often […]
Have you ever read an email or seen an Instagram account in which people used something like [he/him/his], [she/her/her] or [they/them/their]? Do you know what it means? Do you know why you should pay close attention to it? Here you’ll find the answer to all these (and other) questions regarding gender neutral pronouns. What Gender-Neutral […]
Some English as an additional language learners may find it difficult to master all verb tenses in English. Learning verb tenses, however, is extremely important to express our ideas appropriately. Sometimes, the use of a verb tense instead of another completely changes the meaning we want to convey. That’s why you need to be aware of all verb […]