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A poem that shows how unruly English pronunciation can be.

Some things depend on other things. If you want to speak English better, then it will depend on how much practice you have. If you want...

One question structure that often causes problems for people learning English is: WHAT + to BE + something + LIKE. It is used when you...

Asking questions in English can be difficult at first. Adding an auxiliary verb and changing the position of the subject can take a long...

Do you sometimes need to say the letters of the alphabet one by one? Maybe you have to spell your name; or your address over the phone....

How long have you tried to use the present perfect tense correctly? This week some of my students have asked me for some examples that...

The verbs in the picture can all add UP to become new verbs with different or more specific meanings. The one thing that connects them is...

AS and LIKE can sometimes cause problems because they are sometimes similar. That sentence can be written in a different way to show two...

I've been using language for an awful long time! Longer than I can remember. I have no idea what my first words were. Maybe I was told at...

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