Here you are, a summary of the differences: British (Nottingham) American (Los Angeles) biscuit cookie plaster band aid crisps chips chips French Fries football soccer trainers sneakers jumper sweater trousers pants pants underpants mobile phone cell phone So ‘chips’ means long, thin piece of potato (French Fries) in England but a small, flat piece of […]
Want to speak better office (business) English? Then there is one thing you can’t afford to miss. What is it? Asking questions. Well, if you think asking questions in English is easy, think again. You don’t believe it. Try this one. Do you know the question below is not really a question? Didn’t I tell […]
Are you afraid of grammar? There are lots of people like you who are ‘blocked’ by grammar when they want to speak English, and then they say nothing, or as little as possible. This post helps you to speak better English by giving you tips to wipe out your wrong concepts about learning English. […]
A. Summary: What (on earth) is American English? You want to enhance your English, right? But do you know what American English is? Believe it or not! Americans (and their English) like actions very much, so much that you can call them ‘Just-Do-it’ people. Don’t get it? Look at the verbs below: Grab me […]
Do you know what is wrong with the following four ‘don’t’: At your office 1. I don’t want to be late. At your restaurant 2. I don’t want the restaurant to give away my table. At your tennis court 3. I don’t want a double fault. At your home 4. I don’t want to argue. What […]
When you have a small talk with your customer, when you want to know where he or she is from, will you say something like: Where are you come from? You may still get an answer from your customer, yet he or she will think that you speak strange English. How strange is it? You […]
Verbs of Mouths (1) How long have you been speaking English? And how good is your spoken English? If I tell you that there is a secret about spoken English that is not known to learners of English? Will you be surprised? Well don’t be. Well, what does the secret have to do with […]
1. Use the present perfect for unclear past. The present perfect is a mixture, blending the past and the present. You can use it to announce news of your organisations: Sample sentence: Our company has changed the world. (pic source) What is unclear past? It means you have no idea when your company did it. 2. […]
Do you want to speak better English at your office? Yes, of course. But do you think it is possible for you to make it? Yes or no. Why? It all depends how much you know about English. What does that mean? It means how English functions, or how you use it to say what […]
Does this happen to you? You prepare well before an interview. Yet, when the real thing comes, you can’t speak a word. You wonder why it happens to you. ‘Why me?’ So what are you going to do to save yourself? (pic source) Well, you don’t have to be sad. If you have a higher […]
