Improve Your English – Lesson 20: MAYBE I THINK
Improve Your English - Lesson 20: MAYBE I THINK
MAYBE I THINK
A common expression used by many students is maybe I think when they are expressing their thoughts about something.
The...
Improve Your English – Lesson 19: DENY/REFUSE
Improve Your English - Lesson 19: DENY/REFUSE
Students often confuse the meaning of these two words and use them interchangeably.
Refuse is a verb that typically means someone is unwilling to...
Improve Your English – Lesson 18: MR./MRS./MS./MISS
Improve Your English - Lesson 18: MR./MRS./MS./MISS
When using the titles of Mr., Mrs., and Miss when addressing people, English speakers use the person’s last name (family name). Asians frequently...
Improve Your English – Lesson 17: COMMON/POPULAR
Improve Your English - Lesson 17: COMMON/POPULAR
COMMON/POPULAR
The words common and popular are often incorrectly interchanged by English students.
Popular means to be liked, appreciated, and accepted by many people.
Common means...
Improve Your English – Lesson 16: TRIP/TRAVEL
Improve Your English - Lesson 16: TRIP/TRAVEL
Trip and travel are frequently used interchangeably and they should
not be. Trip is usually used as a noun and travel is usually used...
Improve Your English – Lesson 15: FAMOUS/WELL-KNOWN
Improve Your English - Lesson 15: FAMOUS/WELL-KNOWN
FAMOUS/WELL-KNOWN
Many students use famous when they should use the term well known.
While these two terms can be usually be considered synonyms, famous has in...
Improve Your English – Lesson 14: WEAR/CLOTHING/CLOTHES
Improve Your English - Lesson 14: WEAR/CLOTHING/CLOTHES
WEAR/CLOTHING/CLOTHES
The word wear is often incorrectly used to mean clothing or clothes.
Don’t say: The wear she has on is very beautiful.
Do say: The...
Improve Your English – Lesson 13: HOUR/O’CLOCK
Improve Your English - Lesson 13: HOUR/O’CLOCK
The word hour is frequently used incorrectly, when the speaker actually means o'clock.
Hour is used to indicate the duration of something.
O'clock is used...
Improve Your English – Lesson 12: COME and GO
Improve Your English - Lesson 12: COME and GO
COME and GO: Use come if you are at a place and are talking about that place as your destination.
A student at...
Improve Your English – Lesson 11: HOLIDAY and VACATION
Improve Your English - Lesson 11: HOLIDAY and VACATION
The words holiday and vacation are frequently used incorrectly. Holiday refers to a day designated by the government to celebrate or commemorate...
