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Gwen
Jan 18, 20170 min read
Yes, it is! No, it isn't! Make a statement in the positive or the negative.
This great chart shows how to make an English statement in the positive or the negative. "Yes, it is!" "No, it isn't!"
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Gwen Carson
Jul 19, 20162 min read
Don't stress the stress
Some verbs can become nouns without changing the spelling! The meaning changes from a verb to a noun by changing which syllable you stress.
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Gwen
Sep 3, 20153 min read
The New Classroom
“On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.” Online English lessons
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Gwen
May 14, 20156 min read
The Chaos of English Pronunciation
Gerard Nolst Trenité - The Chaos (1922)
What a poem! In my opinion this is an extraordinary feat of composition.
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Gwen
Apr 18, 20152 min read
There's more to this word than you might think!
It looks like a small, simple word. But, wait. There is more to “the” than meets the eye. So I’ve written an article about this - article.
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Gwen
Jan 16, 20153 min read
Blather On - A tip for calmly taking English proficiency exams
IELTS, TOEFL, FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC, ITEP, TIEC Here's a big tip for speaking at the big exam.
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Gwen
Dec 20, 20142 min read
Big, Bigger, Biggest - Comparative Adjectives
We usually add 'er' for the comparative form and 'est' for the superlative form. BUT, of course, not always! After all, this is English...
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Gwen
Dec 9, 20142 min read
4 Tips for Writing the Business Email
Do you need to write emails in English for your job? Here are some tips for business English learners.
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Gwen
Nov 21, 20141 min read
A Quick Trip to the Coast
So my husband and I took a little trip to the California coast. We passed through the quaint town of Bodega where the movie, The Birds, by
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Gwen
Nov 17, 20142 min read
Virtual Immersion
Living abroad and being immersed are not the same things. I will agree that in order to really learn English you need to hear and use it con
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Gwen
Nov 7, 20141 min read
Learn English - The Global Language
Non-native English speakers far outnumber native speakers today. English is the dominant international language of the 21st century.
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Gwen
Nov 7, 20141 min read
"Impactful"
Impactful. I'm trying to come to grips with the fact that this is becoming a real word. I initially attributed its use to the lesser
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