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Difference between SAY, TELL, and SPEAK

If you frequently confuse the words SAY, TELL, and SPEAK, you’re not alone – these are some of the…

Three - It's The Magic Number

There is something special about the number 3, throughout history it has been a significant number and…
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Standard Contractions in English

A contraction is a word or phrase that's (or that has) been shortened by dropping one or more letters.…
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Grammar Girl's Top 10 Language Myths

Grammar Girl's Top 10 Language Myths: 10. A run-on sentence is a really long sentence. Wrong! They can…
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Common Marriage Phrases

Marriage.  A timeless conversation topic.  People talk about it before it happens, when it is happening…

Learning a language... When the time comes to dig in!

I have been trying to learn Russian for a year now, and on a day when my teacher had to cancel the lesson…
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Google Phrasebook

Google announced their 'Phrasebook' in 2013 > Official Release Statement  I was very excited by…
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Active Vocabulary vs Passive Vocabulary

  VS.   The questions is.... How do YOU change Passive Vocab to Active Vocab?  Comment…
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Memory Retention | Remembering Vocabulary Words

Do you have a good memory?  Do you have issues with remembering vocabulary words?  memory ˈmɛm(ə)ri/…
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Non-continuous Verbs

Non-continuous verbs are verbs that we do not normally use with continuous tenses. These "stative" verbs…