COMPLIMENT SOMEONE WITH A SIMILE
In general, life gives us a handful of different experiences in our careers and/or studies every day. With that, we oftentimes lose sight of the small things that are justly…
Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
Human emotions are varied and really hard to understand. There are certain feelings in a particular situation that we cannot simply describe. John Koenig created the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows…
Silent Letters
The English language is a difficult language to learn. Most of the time, words in their written form can be tricky. Unlike some languages where you write what you hear,…
Colorful Idioms
Out of the Blue Meaning: randomly, without warning, surprisingly Sample Sentence: He complimented me out of the blue so I felt a bit speechless. Sample Dialogue: A: We need to…
Food Idioms
Have you ever experienced having a conversation and the person you are talking with suddenly mentions something about food? English indeed is a crazy language and most of the native…
Weather Expressions
Is it a bit gloomy out there? Perhaps, it’s sunny? Whatever the weather is, we sure do hope that you are having a nice time. For this week’s blog, we…
Interesting Facts About English
English might seem simple, but when you think about it; it’s full of crazy inventions, mistakes, misinterpretations, and strange words. This makes the language fun to learn especially when you…
British Vs American English
English is a complex language and a deep look into its history would show us how it branches, resulting in diverse varieties of English. Even the native speakers are sometimes…
Coffee Shop Vocabulary and Phrases
Coffee is indeed an elixir of life. Coffee lovers would grab their daily mugs before the day starts. It serves as their energy booster and keeps them awake all throughout…
Learning Vocabulary Through Stranger Things
This month, the most awaited fourth season of Stranger Things was released. But before you go, there are no spoilers here. So stick around and learn new words derived from…
Learning English Through Dingbats
Games are fun! Some of the most popular word games are the Scrabble and the Word Factory. However, there is a word puzzle game that is not really that popular.…
Bizzare Idioms in English.
English is a complex language. It is indeed a colorful one and the figurative speech used is almost endless. Some of them sound pleasing to the ears yet some… you…
Borrowed Words
English is known to be one of the happiest languages in the world; spoken by more than 1/4th of the global population. Do you know that the structure we use…
Commonly Misspelled Words
English is a confusing language indeed. And spelling seems to be a minor thing but believe it or not, it’s one of the most problematic issues we deal with. Bad…
Keeping up With the Generation Z
Change is inevitable. Language has come through a lot of changes. Originating from Anglo-Saxon English or more commonly known as “Old English”, the language has been through a lot of…