Do you know that? What? Native speakers of English like using ‘LIKE’. And they, especially if your friends and coworkers are young, use ‘LIKE’ a lot. For example, do you know what Janet means? And in the ball a guy came to me and I’m like ‘Who are you? Do we know each other?’ So […]
Is English your mother tongue? When you talk to your coworkers or friends, do you speak fluently? Or, do they (who are foreigners) understand what you say. If not, you probably have to know the difference between two things. Which two? ‘TO versus ING’. Still don’t get it? Read the two sentences: 1 I […]
Are there lots of gossip around your office? Does Mr. or Ms. Nosy always talk about you? How can you get rid of him/her? Well, I don’t have answers to them. Yet, what I have is to discuss grammar with you regarding gossiping. In other words, gossiping can help you learn spokenEnglish. How? Read the following […]
When you talk to your coworkers and customers, do you use the verb ‘discuss‘. If you use it quite often, then you have to be very careful. Why? There are always traps waiting for you. What traps? There is one for you now. Watch out! We discussed about the project (on marketing). The sentence […]
Summary: This post is about how to apologize using long sentences. As it is not easy for you to grasp the structure of English sentences, I attempt to link it with eating ice-cream. You will learn how to write long sentences in an easy and funny way, if you remember the idea of two scoops (of […]
When you write emails to your customers, do you want to be polite or impolite? Is that a real question? Well, I guess most of you want to be polite. Yet the real question is: how? How to be polite in your emails? _______________________________________________________ THE QUESTION IS: BE INFORMED OR TO INFORMED […]
Do you know which word is one of the most troublesome in English? A hint: it is just a word with two, not four, letters. ‘To’ is just a two-letter word, right? Yet it is a word that causes lots of trouble in English, especially when you want to end your email or letter by asking someone to reply. You don’t think so. Alright, which […]
With the advance of US stuff (such as films and songs), American slang is all over the world now. So, if you want to learn English faster, you must get to it. If you work with westerners, more often than not, they all understand (or speak) some American slang. But once again, even if […]
American slang is cool, right? If you can use it in your office, you are even cooler. However, there is a question for you: How do you know you use cool slang correctly? Correctly? Am I kidding? No. When you use slang, there is grammar to follow too. What do I mean? Read […]
You want to improve your English, or Business English, right? But, do the following happen to you? You have learned a lot of vocab, but somehow you can’t use them at your presentations or talk to friends who are westerners. Or, You have tried very hard remembering sentences in English, but when you talk, you still […]
