‘IT’ : the Not-So-Personal Pronoun
Question: from Inês in Portugal I´m Portuguese and in my language the word - it…
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June 30, 2018
Sentence Structure : Writing efficient sentences
Question from Rima in the USA: This sentence is driving us crazy! I realize it…
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June 13, 2018
Write or wrote the quote?
Question from Randall in the USA: In quoting a line from a book, is it…
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June 11, 2018
More problem prepositions arriving…
Question from Cathy in Canada: Can we say I arrive to work at 9 o'clock…
June 5, 2018
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Vocabulary : How is that plural?
Question from Salim in Lebanon: Recently I stopped on the word vocabulary to find that…
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June 1, 2018
Read and Study: What is the difference?
Question from Dawood in Pakistan What’s the difference between ‘read’ and ’study’? Answer Hello…
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May 26, 2018
Using ‘sleep’ and ‘asleep’
Question from English4Today member Ellen in China: Apart from the "cue" word, 'fall', which comes…
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May 12, 2018
The Negative with ‘DO’
Question from Rick in the USA Why do we say “I did not meet him”…
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April 26, 2018
May or Might: Where’s the difference?
Question from Teddy in the USA: What is the difference between “may” or “might”? e.g.,…
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April 21, 2018
Acronyms : OMG they are everywhere!
Question from English4Today member Vin in the USA: What is it called when letters are…
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March 24, 2018
Simple Present or Present Continuous
Question What is the correct form: He is a student, but he (isn’t going, doesn’t…
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March 23, 2018
‘How about’ vs ‘what about’
Question from English4Today member Khadija in Morocco When can we use "how about" and when…
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March 11, 2018
Nouns, Adjectives … and what about the verb?
Question from George in the USA Is it correct to say: And now, a wide…
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February 12, 2018
Saxon Genitive : A Detective Story
Question from English4Today student, Vincent in Spain: I hear a lot of English people talking…
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January 9, 2018
The Positive Vocabulary List
Being positive is not always easy in a world that gives us plenty of reasons…
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November 29, 2017