Improve Your Fluency by Using Lexical Chunks
Only 3000 words make up 86% of the language we commonly use in speaking and writing (Longman Communication 3000). Most intermediate English-speakers already have this vocabulary; they also have learned the common grammatical structures (of which there are dozens.)...
Malapropisms, Eggcorns, Pet Peeves and Different Accents
Many of us have our pet peeves - minor annoyances that particularly irritate us, more so than would be normally expected. Well, one of my pet peeves is messing up an expression. Sometimes referred to as an “eggcorn,” the more technical word for this error is...
Idioms: Pluto the dog
Pluto the dog is a character that has become popular under Covid. I’ve always enjoyed the humour but this one – called "Losing your Marbles" - is wonderful for my line of work. He speaks in almost pure idioms throughout the 3-minute clip. Listen to it and see how many...